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Stanford University School of Earth Sciences: Marine Virtual Explorer DLESE Reviewed Collection
http://pangea.stanford.edu/projects/marve/
From Digital Water Ed Library (DWEL)
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This site uses Virtual Reality field trips in the Alvin submarine to the East Pacific Rise to explore hydrothermal vents. The education activites focus on 4 activities: Exploration, Observing (actual video from the seafloor), Mapping, and Collecting a Water Sample. Teaching materials for each of the explorations have been provided, each with two levels of assessment (basic and advanced).
Intended for grade levels:
  • Intermediate (3-5)
  • Middle (6-8)
  • High (9-12)
  • College (13-14)
Type of resource:
  • For the classroom:
    • Computer activity
    • Field trip - virtual
  • Visual:
    • Illustration - artistic
    • Map
    • Video
    • Visualization - scientific
Subject:
  • Geological Sciences:
    • Geology
    • Geophysics
  • Ocean Sciences:
    • Biological oceanography
    • Chemical oceanography
Technical requirements:
Quicktime 5, Shockwave
Cost / Copyright:
No cost
Copyright Charley Weiland cweiland@pangea.stanford.edu
DLESE Catalog ID: DWEL-000-000-000-228
Educational standards:
  • National Science Education Standards (NSES):
    • 5-8:
      • A - Science as inquiry:
        • Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry
      • D - Earth and space science:
        • Structure of the earth system
    • 9-12:
      • Unifying concepts and processes:
        • Evidence, models, and explanation
  • National Geography Standards:
    • Physical systems:
      • The physical processes that shape the patterns of Earth's surface
    • Places and regions:
      • The physical and human characteristics of places
Resource contact / Creator / Publisher:
Author: Dr Charley Weiland
Stanford University