How to Read a Rock, Vol. 1: A Free Graphic Novel
For the scientists of the International Ocean Drilling Program (IODP), the rocks and sediment in the cores drilled by the…
Oceanic Crust and Age
Earthquakes and Plate Boundaries
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…
Antarctic Log Comic – Expedition 379: Amundsen Sea
A team of 116 ship crew, scientists, technicians, and communicators took to the Amundsen Sea, Antarctica’s fastest-warming sea aboard the…
From the Mountains to the Ocean
In 2004, a magnitude >9 earthquake struck North Sumatra and the Andaman-Nicobar islands leading to a huge tsunami. In order…
Modeling the Rock Cycle
The rocks that make up the Earth are constantly being recycled. One form of rock is often changed into another…
Biodiversity of Hydrothermal Vents at Brothers Volcano
One measure of biodiversity of an ecosystem is the species diversity, which is a combination of both species richness and…
Volcanoes, Vents, & GIFs
Volcanoes can form in 3 different tectonic settings: at subduction zones, at rift zones, and at hot spots. We will…