Deep Earth Academy develops programs and materials based on scientific research expeditions to strengthen students' mathematics, science and analytical skills. Our vision is Teaching for Science, Learning for Life™ - using scientific ocean drilling to provide a multidisciplinary approach to earth science education.
We work to equip educators to teach about the earth using all disciplines – from chemistry, physics, biology and math to engineering and technology to reading and writing. We use exploration of the world around us as a model and strive to help students become better decision makers, problem solvers, science-literate citizens and stewards of our planet.
On this page are several resources for students and for teachers from our expedition to the Indian Ocean. During 2008, further information for use in the classroom will be available. Among other projects, we are developing an interactive Hotspot activity in conjunction with the geochronologists at MIT.
Student Resources:
During our expedition to the Indian Ocean, we had students and scientists on board our ship. We also had schools in Texas, Washington State, Colorado and Hawaii that interacted online with scientists and the students onboard. We were at sea for 2 MONTHS, so it was fun for everybody.
Here is one of our science groups celebrating our equator crossing! (It was not all work..)
In the online challenges, you can see four science questions that students completed as a part of contests while we were at sea. You can also see the same questions in print form if you want. The section in the right-side menu bar inludes short Questions and Answers from some of our online students. The Sea90e Expedition poster below is also availble from Deep Earth Academy for students or teachers.
If you want to use a set of the science challenge questions in the classroom in .Word format.
We have also included sample student answers for the navigation challenge 1.
Here are other answer keys for challenge 2, challenge 3, and challenge 4.
The background article section on the right-side menu bar has several articles on the science of our expedition. Some are written directly by the scientists or crew. Also, be sure to also look at the science sections of the website because this is where we are posting summmaries of the research results during 2008-2009. Check back often!
Teacher Resources:
As a way to assist teachers in supplementing classroom resources, we have included detailed articles that define the educational outreach goals for the NER Expedition. The online student groups ranged from large groups of 6th and 7th grade students to several classes of high school and undergraduate students.
We also included enough range in the interaction that we could include Title I and special needs students. During the online portion of the expedition, up to 120 students interacted, most as a part of self-study from home computers.
During the next two years, we will continue summarizing and posting research results and related projects on this website. Ideas and collaboration are certainly encouraged. Please contact me or any of the Ocean Leadership staff directly.
Student Resources:
Science Challenge Questions in Hard-copy format (Word.doc)
Online Science Challenge 1 Online Science Challenge 2 Online Science Challenge 3 Online Science Challenge 4
Student Questions and Answers from Scientists:
Is it Difficult to be at Sea for Two Months?
How big is the dredge & how many rocks do we collect when we dredge?
Do Sharks Attack Your Seismic Floats?
What Are We Doing on July 4th in the Indian Ocean?
Ship Speed: How Fast are we traveling at sea?
Where are the Real-time Web-Cameras on the RV Roger Revelle?
Expedition Background Articles:
Hotspots and Ninetyeast Ridge: What’s a hotspot?, by Will Sager
Anatomy of a Seamount Survey, by Will Sager
Dredging Operations onboard the R/V Revelle, by Amy Eisin
Geochemistry of Volcanic Rocks, by Fred Frey
Cool Expedition Discoveries Already!, by Will Sager
What is Bathymetry?, by Will Sager
Acoustics: Substitute for Superman Vision?, by Will Sager
Magnetometers (“Maggie”) and Attracting Sharks, by Rory Wilson
High.Seas.HIGHTECH/ analyze!ocean@voyages, by lots of us...
How to Become a Captain, by the Captain
The Search for the Indo-Pacific Humpback Dolphin, by Leslie Nemazi.
Rocks Rock! (or ) The Fresh Cut Surface of Beautiful Ocean Rock, by Evelyn Mervine
Exploring the Bridge of the RV Roger Revelle
Teacher Resources:
Sample Student Responses to the Navigation Challenge Question (Word.doc)
CCTM PowerPoint presentation: An Introduction to the Sea90e Expedition
The Official NER Science Cruise Report including Educational Outreach
