Seafloors Surfing the Asthenosphere (or, What is Seafloor Spreading, Anyways?)
The seafloor is spreading! The seafloor is spreading! To find out what this means, read on. Let’s say you were…
Why Can’t the Louisville Hotspot Walk in a Straight Line?
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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…
Hands-on Ways to Visualize the Earth’s Layers
Make a Seamount Trail in the Classroom
Learn about a hands-on activity that can help students visualize how a hotspot and a moving plate can create a…
Find Out Which of the World’s Volcanoes are Erupting Today, Today!
Plate Tectonics Works
We have just arrived at the last coring Site for this Integrated Ocean Drilling Program Expedition (“PEAT-6C”, from today also…
From Planning to Reality – II
From Planning to Reality Continued… One needs to spend a lot of research time to then figure out the…