"I put the mosaic under my chalkboard. All of my students gathered around to look at the poster. Then, they discovered it was a big picture of smaller pictures. They loved all of the posters but they were mesmerized by the mosaic.”
- Rhonda Tripp, Zavalla, TX

Bring hands-on, minds-on Deep Earth Academy materials into your classroom today! Activities and lesson plans based upon authentic scientific ocean drilling data are available for a wide range of learning audiences including grades K-4, 5-8, 9-12, and post-secondary geosciences. All of our resources are downloadable or available free of charge by emailing learning@oceanleadership.org.

HIGHLIGHTS

Where in the World
In this introductory activity on scientific ocean drilling sites, students expand their knowledge of latitude and longitude in relation to global position. Students use Google Earth to locate drilling sites, and to record and use metadata to find additional information.  For your own drillsite inflatable globe, contact learning@oceanleadership.org

Participants of the School of Rock '07 have adapted what they learned at this week-long, intensive workshop and have created the following lessons.  Check out this month's activity.	Sea90E! Our newest poster features the work of our 2007 Teacher at Sea on board the Sea90E site survey cruise in the Indian Ocean. Explore the ship's track, bathymetry plots from the expedition, and science challenges faced by the crew along the way!

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