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Volcanism on the Pacific Ring of Fire: It's Going to Blow Up! (title provided or enhanced by cataloger)
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New: January 5, 2006 |
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In this activity students familiarize themselves with some basic concepts of volcanology and investigate a portion of the Ring of Fire. They then research the answers to questions on the provided worksheet. ...
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A Bight is Born
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New: July 28, 2005 |
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In this lesson, students will investigate the South Atlantic Bight to discover what it is and how was it formed. As they investigate the Bight, students will sequence and model the events leading to the ...
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Mapping the Canyon
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New: July 28, 2005 |
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In this activity, students will learn about the bathymetry of Hudson Canyon, a submarine canyon on the Atlantic coast of North America. As they study Hudson Canyon, they will compare and contrast topographic ...
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Exploring Deep Ocean Habitats: So, What's It Doing Today?
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New: July 28, 2005 |
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In this lesson, students investigate how to study short-term variations in sea-surface phenomena of the Gulf Stream such as temperature, chlorophyll concentration, and water flow, without going to sea. ...
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An Ocean of Weather
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New: July 28, 2005 |
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In this lesson, students will investigate the close relationship between the ocean and the atmosphere to determine the extent the ocean affects the Earth's weather in the South Atlantic Bight region. ...
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AdVENTurous Findings on the Deep Sea Floor
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New: July 28, 2005 |
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In this lesson, students will discover what causes hydrothermal vents to form as they study the development of vents along the Galapagos Rift. They will conduct investigations to observe the formation ...
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Who Promised You a Rose Garden?
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New: July 28, 2005 |
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In this activity, students will use mapping skills to investigate biological communities associated with hydrothermal vents along the Galapagos Rift. As they study the types of animals found along the ...
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In Gyre Straits
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New: July 28, 2005 |
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In this inquiry-based activity, students will infer that bathymetry (or features of the ocean floor) can cause the formation of eddies such as the Charleston Gyre, an eddy found in the South Atlantic ...
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Charleston Bump Expedition: Easy as Pi
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New: July 28, 2005 |
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In this lesson, students will understand how the combination of various rock formations and organisms with complex physical forms (like branching corals and sponges) can offer many different types of ...
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Charleston Bump Expedition: A Piece of Cake
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New: July 28, 2005 |
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In this lesson students will investigate the ecology of benthic communities of the Charleston Bump, a series of rocky scarps, mounds, overhangs, and flat pavements that rise from the surface of the Blake ...
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Mud Is Mud... Or is It?
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New: July 28, 2005 |
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In this lesson, students will compare and analyze the difference in deep-sea sediments to find out why the sediment all over the seafloor not exactly the same. As they study these differences, students ...
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The Sea with No Shores
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New: July 28, 2005 |
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In this lesson, students will investigate the Sargassum ocean ecosystem in the Sargasso Sea, focusing on whether the Sargassum algal mats support life. They will be able to infer why the brown alga, Sargassum, ...
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Ocean Explorer Gallery: Maps
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New: June 22, 2005 |
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This National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) site presents video animations and maps of exploration routes, bathymetry, undersea tracks of submersibles, satellite imagery, aerial photography. ...
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This Life Stinks!: Methane-Based Chemosynthetic Processes (title provided or enhanced by cataloger)
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New: May 18, 2005 |
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In this lesson, students will discover the basics of the methane-based chemosynthetic processes and learn how organisms in cold seep communities obtain energy from methane. As they proceed, they should ...
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Marine Navigation and Position-Finding: Where Am I? (title provided or enhanced by cataloger)
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New: May 18, 2005 |
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In this lesson, students discover the instruments and techniques, both ancient and modern, that are used for marine navigation and position-finding. They will identify and explain at least seven different ...
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A Watered-Down Topographic Map
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New: May 18, 2005 |
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In this activity, students will learn how topographic maps are created and investigate the differences between topographic maps and bathymetric charts. They will understand how a two-dimensional map can ...
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Technology: Observation Tools
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New: May 18, 2005 |
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This article describes some of the technological tools used by ocean researchers and how they are employed. Users can read about the uses of satellites, shipboard computer systems, sonar systems, GIS ...
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What's the Big Deal?: Methane Hydrates (title provided or enhanced by cataloger)
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New: May 18, 2005 |
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In this lesson, students learn about the occurrence and significance of methane hydrates on the Blake Ridge offshore Charleston, South Carolina. They will be able to define methane hydrates and describe ...
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Faking It: Coriolis Force
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New: May 18, 2005 |
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This lesson will help students understand what the Coriolis force is, and what effects it has on objects in motion. Students will be able to describe and explain the Coriolis force, and compare and contrast ...
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The Operation of Deep Sea Submersibles: Come On Down! (title provided or enhanced by cataloger)
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New: May 18, 2005 |
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In this lesson, students will investigate the technological capabilities that are required for the operation of deep sea submersibles and understand the concept of buoyancy. As they proceed, they will ...
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