Why Drill There?
Notes:
This activity was written for School of Rock participants and assumes the learners have access to Leg 198 cores at the Gulf Coast Repository. The activity can, however, be useful in your setting through simple modifications and the use of online resources.
Where in the World?
Modeling Plate Tectonics
JOIDES Resolution STEM Careers
Use the above activity with Playing Cards from Expedition 345: Hess Deep Rift.
JOIDES Resolution Website Exploration
It’s a Small World After All
The Integrated Ocean Drilling Program is one of the world’s largest international cooperative science programs. Nowhere is that fact more evident than on the decks of the JOIDES Resolution. Each expedition on this United States sponsored drilling vessel includes a diversity of people from all over the world.