Microbes found on a CORK – Poster
This microbe was first isolated from a layer of black rust on the steel surface of a CORK. A CORK…
Sulfolobus Solfataricus Microbe Poster
Sulfolobus solfataricus was originally isolated from the Sulfatara hot springs in Italy. It is a mobile thermoacidophile Archaea as it has a…
Magneto-Tastic Microbe Poster
These microbes are responsive to magnetic fields, and will align with them just like the needle of a compass! This…
Microbe Poster: Hot Threads of the Deep
In the deep subsurface, oxygen is limited (or even completely absent), and is often toxic to many microbes living there….
Sensei Microbe Poster
This bacterium is named after Dr. Ken Takai, who is sailing with us on Expedition 376! Like most forms of…
Microbe Poster: The Hottest Life on Earth
This poster highlights the current world champion hyperthermophile: Methanopyrus kandleri. But that’s not all – this rod-shape archaea is also…
How Science Works – Discovering Life Below the Seafloor Poster
This poster highlights the pathway one microbiologist and her colleagues follow to unravel the mystery of what is living in…
The “Hole” Story about Ocean Cores
Lab groups can work together to examine high resolution photos and data from four cores taken at various depths in…
A Site Survey Expedition to the Indian Ocean Poster
The Sea90E poster – written for middle and high school students – introduces what a site survey cruise is, what…
Blast from the Past
The Blast from the Past poster activities allow students to discover Earth’s history through hands-on activities and simulations. This poster’s vivid images and clear text portray the story of a large asteroid that collided with Earth sixty five million years ago at the present-day site of the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico. This impact created the Chicxulub crater.