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Deep Sea Vents Website List
http://www.amnh.org/education/resources/rfl/web/dsv/dsv_web_list.html
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This page offers a list of links to eight websites that relate to deep sea vents. A short description follows each link, listing the reference materials, interactive tools, videos, sound recordings, photo archives, or other resources that can be found there. The sites cover the topics of underwater acoustics, sea surface temperatures, global ocean circulation, volcanoes and pillow lava, and the geology of deep sea vents. Students will be able to dive deeper into the study of deep sea vents, tour an active submarine volcano, ride the Global Conveyor Belt for Heat, and listen in to sounds of the deep with this site-seeing list.
Intended for grade levels:
  • Middle (6-8)
  • High (9-12)
  • College (13-14)
Type of resource:
  • Services:
    • Clearinghouse
Subject:
  • Ocean Sciences:
    • Chemical oceanography
    • Physical oceanography
Technical requirements:
No specific technical requirements, just a browser required
Cost / Copyright:
No cost
All text, images, and software code on this website are copyright property of the American Museum of Natural History and its programmers unless otherwise noted. They may be used for the personal education of website visitors. They may not be placed in the public domain. Any commercial reproduction, redistribution, publication, or other use by electronic means or otherwise is prohibited unless pursuant to a written license signed by the Museum.
DLESE Catalog ID: DLESE-000-000-005-816
Educational standards:
  • National Science Education Standards (NSES):
    • 5-8:
      • D - Earth and space science:
        • Structure of the earth system
      • G - History and nature of science:
        • Science as a human endeavor
    • 9-12:
      • D - Earth and space science:
        • Energy in the earth system
      • G - History and nature of science:
        • Science as a human endeavor
Resource contact / Creator / Publisher:
Publisher: American Museum of Natural History