Ocean Geology

• Sampling the Ocean Floor Students sample goodies from an unseen ocean floor and try to accurately describe its composition. This simulation will help students understand the limitations of sampling and the problem of obtaining representative samples of sea floor sediments. This is also a terrific introduction to a study of geological oceanography or local geology. Grades 3-12.
• Ocean Explorarion Museum – In this lesson, students will become familiar with some of the latest discoveries in ocean research, including hydrothermal vents and historical shipwrecks. They will learn about the work of deep-sea explorer Robert Ballard and hypothesize about what they might find in the ocean. Students will complete their research by creating a “museum” exhibit about ocean exploration and by suggesting questions for future research. Grades 3-7.
• Sampling the Sea Floor - Students sample goodies from an unseen ocean floor and try to accurately describe its composition. This simulation will help students understand the limitations of sampling and the problem of obtaining representative samples of sea floor sediments. This is also a terrific introduction to a study of geological oceanography or local geology. Grades 5-9.
• Too Hot? Gotta Vent – Using video and Internet resources students will learn about deep sea exploration and underwater geology, specifically hydrothermal sea vents. In addition students will create digital video projects of their own to demonstrate their knowledge, illustrating the discoveries of the explorers of the ocean’s abyss. Grades 7 and up.
• Rock On – In this lesson, students draw conclusions about how various rock samples were formed. They then produce creative profiles of the life history of the rock samples. Grades 6-12.

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