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Ocean AdVENTure
http://library.thinkquest.org/18828/index.html
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This site is a virtual dive off of the Pacific coast to explore hydrothermal ocean vents. It is hosted by the ThinkQuest Library of Entries, a collection of educational websites designed by participants in the ThinkQuest contests. This resource discusses where the vents are, what they are, how they formed, and why they are important. The fauna, geology, and significance of these 'black smokers' is examined as well. There are biographies of scientists studying these vents, information about tools used to locate and study vents, and a variety of activities for the classroom.
Intended for grade levels:
  • Middle (6-8)
  • High (9-12)
  • Informal
Type of resource:
  • For the classroom:
    • Classroom activity
    • Computer activity
    • Assessment / Evaluation
  • Visual:
    • Illustration - scientific
    • Photograph
  • Text:
    • Glossary
    • Ref. material
Subject:
  • Environmental science
  • Geological Sciences:
    • Geology
  • Ocean Sciences:
    • Biological oceanography
    • Chemical oceanography
    • Physical oceanography
Technical requirements:
Activities require Adobe Acrobat reader.
Cost / Copyright:
No cost
Copyright 2000 ThinkQuest, Inc. All rights reserved. All education visitors (teachers, educators, and students) who wish to link to the ThinkQuest site and use the materials in classes or intranets are requested to send in a linking notice (record of linkage). Education visitors to these Web pages may download, copy or transmit any portion of the material in the web pages of ThinkQuest, Inc. for informational and non-commercial purposes only. The material may not be used in any publication for profit. Those that wish to link to the ThinkQuest site or a ThinkQuest page for commercial purposes (subscription web site, illustration or text in a book, CD-ROM producer, etc.) need to forward a permission request form to cybrarian@thinkquest.org, with the required fields filled in. (Please check the site to see if credit is given to a source. You would then ask for permission from that source, not ThinkQuest.)
DLESE Catalog ID: DLESE-000-000-002-135
Educational standards:
  • National Science Education Standards (NSES):
    • 5-8:
      • C - Life science:
        • Diversity and adaptations of organisms
        • Population and ecosystems
      • D - Earth and space science:
        • Structure of the earth system
    • 9-12:
      • C - Life science:
        • Matter, energy, and organization in living systems
      • D - Earth and space science:
        • Energy in the earth system
        • Geochemical cycles
        • Origin and evolution of the earth system
Resource contact / Creator / Publisher:
Publisher: ThinkQuest, Inc.