Going through the locks
Soon the JR will be passing through the locks in the Panama Canal. See the JR on the map as…
Going to the Moho
The JOIDES Resolution has left the Superfast hole and come back to port and this expedition is just about finished….
Explore the History of the JOIDES Resolution with Free Posters
As the Superfast Spreading Rate Crust 4 expedition comes to a close, it is a good to remember that this…
Time for Us to Say Goodbye, Too
Well, sad to say, Expedition 335 has now come to a close and it’s time for all of us in…
Saying Goodbye to Melba and Her Friends
Well, Melba’s left us now…along with all her fine-feathered friends who’d been hanging around the ship during those long days…
Free Superfast Spreading Hole Poster!
The two best activities that can most readily be used in classrooms are the density of the crust activity…
How Basalt and Gabbro are Both the Same Yet Different
As the JOIDES Resolution has continued to drill deeper into the hole beneath us, the type of rock we are…
Three Seafloor Spreading Activities for the Price of One
It can be a challenge for students to visualize how seafloors spread without actually expanding in area. This Deep Earth…
How to Make an Ocean in Just Four-and-a-Half Months
Last time, I explained that one reason the crust we are drilling in is called “superfast” is because, at a…
Students Make a Model of the Ocean Crust and Then Eat It
NPR’s weekly science program Science Friday recently created a video that shows the layers of the ocean floor using various…