Why Scientists Rule!!!!
Since I was the first blobfish in history to be able to tag along on a scientific research expedition (and…
How You* Can Be on the JOIDES Resolution (* “you” being an educator)
Dating Fossils
This blog is not about May-December relationships. Instead, it is about an activity that can show students how the scientists…
Why a Magnetometer Can be a Hotspot Scientist’s Best Friend
Why Microbiology Rules!!!
Jason Sylvan is a microbiologist on an expedition about deep-sea volcanoes. As our last expedition was all about microbiology, you…
Why Can’t the Louisville Hotspot Walk in a Straight Line?
Why Logging Rules!!
Louise and Sebastian (and Kerry!) are loggers, but not the kind that carry chainsaws and eat lots of pancakes. They…
Drilling Seamount Cake
In our video “Coring Sea Floor Cake,” we use the example of putting a tube into a layered cake to…
Journey Not Quite to the Center of the Earth Strikes Back
For the Unobtainium Falcon to travel inside the earth, it has to have a lot more features than your parents’…
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The Puzzle of Tectonic Plates
To understand the science of our expedition, students need to know that the Pacific Ocean plate is moving over a…