Picture Journey: Introducing Ocean Coring
This series of mini lessons is designed to introduce students to and encourage exploration of a variety of subjects related…
Mapping an Underwater Volcano
This lesson has students analyze bathymetric maps (comparing them to topographic maps) to understand how scientists study underwater volcanoes at…
Analyzing Downhole Logging Data
Students will be able to interpret data from downhole logging to explain why the process is done and what it…
Put a CORK in It: Monitoring Conditions Under the Seafloor
This lesson has students interpret data from monitoring equipment installed within holes in the ocean floor from which sediment cores…
Collecting Cores from the Seafloor
In this lesson, students will analyze images from the International Ocean Discovery Program to understand the process of how cores…
A Bit of Drilling
This lesson provides an opportunity for students to look at ocean drilling through the eyes of engineers as they test…
Deep Dive into Biodiversity Below the Seafloor
This lesson has students build a model analogous to Fluorescence In-Situ Hybridization (FISH), which microbiologists can use to identify microorganisms….
Drilling Rates through Oceanic Crust
Composition, structure, fracturing, and other factors may influence the length of time required for drilling through oceanic crust. The drilling…
A “Bit” of Engineering
A revised and updated version of this lesson exists. Check out A Bit of Drilling! After the core is brought…
CORKS in the Crust
We made an updated version of this lesson! Check out Put a CORK in It: Monitoring Conditions Under the Seafloor! Since…