Investigating Seafloor Spreading Using Nannofossils
This lesson focuses on determining the age of oceanic crust at ocean ridges using nannofossils. Students will model seafloor spreading,…
Digging Deep for Evidence of Changes on Earth
In this introductory activity, students will analyze core sample data to identify sediment composition on the ocean floor. During this…
Climate Fluctuations Recorded in Seafloor Sediment
This lesson has students evaluating oxygen isotope data from different sediment cores and correlating fluctuations in the data with ice…
Climate Diaries of the Deep: Research on Ancient Environments
This lesson focuses on the use of data to study how Earth’s climate has changed over time. Students use foraminifera…
O-18 Isotopes & Glaciation
Using Image Data to Explore Paleoclimate
Cores for Kids
Iceberg of Antarctica Book
Inspired by Expedition 382, Iceberg Alley, Iceberg of Antarctica follows an iceberg’s formation and journey from snowfall, to ice stream…
Finding Fossils: A Biostratigraphy Activity
The aim of this exercise is to show students how we determine the age of a sediment sample on board…
