The Sea90E poster - written for middle and high school students - introduces what a site survey cruise is, what it does, and the kinds of information scientists gain from it. Showcasing the expedition of JOI Learning's 2007 Teacher at Sea, Rory Wilson, this poster shows the ship's track, 3D bathymetry plots from the survey, and images from the ship's dredging operations. On the poster's reverse side are included: background information on site surveys, mini-profiles of some of the expedition's key personnel, and four science challenges for middle school students.

To order free copies of Sea90E, email us at learning@oceanleadership.org

Download/Print PDF of complete poster in color.

National Science Education Standards
Suitable for Grades 7-12
Content Standard B: Physical Science
Content Standard D: Earth and Space Science
Content Standard G: History and Nature of Science

Download background information on the back of this poster:

Anatomy of a Seamount Survey
Profiles: Who does it take to run a site survey expedition?
Sea90E Science Challenges

Download/Print PDF of background information in black and white.

To learn more about the Sea90E expedition, visit www.oceanleadership.org/sea90e.

Poster credits:

Writing: Rory Wilson, Will Sager and members of the Sea90E team

Editing: Sharon Katz Cooper, Leslie Peart, Lynne Pacunas
Design: Matt Niemitz
Scientific Review: Will Sager, Chris Paul, Fred Frey, Malcolm Pringle, Evelyn Mervine, Masako Tominaga