Marine Geology Using GEODE - Workshop Program

Computer Lab Location: Tennessee State University, Farrell-Westbrook Agricultural Complex (The Barn), Room 114

Thursday

8:30 Introductions and Logistics

Thurs Intro and Logistics.pptx (PowerPoint 2007 (.pptx) 2.8MB Jul18 19)

• Summary of application questions
  • Who are we as a group?
  • What are your goals, and ours, for the workshop?
• How do you get your travel stipend?
• Technology logistics

8:45 Activity 1: Exploring Marine Sediments Using Google Earth

Thurs Mar Sed Activity 1.pptx (PowerPoint 2007 (.pptx) 3.6MB Jul18 19)

Part 1: Stories from the Seafloor [10 min]

• Follow-up to pre-workshop assignment [5 min] on How does science work?

Part 2: A First Look at Marine Sediments [50 min]

• Your (your students') initial ideas:
  • What kinds of materials might you expect to find on the seafloor?
  • Is there any geographic pattern to the distribution of these materials? (and why?)
• Visit (virtually) five locations in the Pacific Ocean: First-Look_v4 (KMZ File 149kB Jul17 19)
• Make observations about the different types of sediment deposited in the modern ocean
• Share and compare with the group

9:45 Break

9:55 Activity 1 continued

Part 3: Exploring the Distribution of the Primary Types of Sea Floor Sediments [50 min]

• Explore empirical data on the distribution of the five primary marine sediment types (i.e., lithologies) of the sea floor: surficial-sea-floor-sediment-map-v4.kmz (KMZ File 347kB Jun9 19)
• Describe the surficial sea floor distribution of marine sediment types
• Propose hypotheses to explain any distribution patterns that you see

Part 4: Refining Your Hypotheses on Biogenic Sediment Distributions [40 min]

• Refine your hypotheses on the distribution pattern of calcareous and siliceous oozes based on additional data
  • World and Regional Sea Surface Temperature.kmz (KMZ File 1kB Jun9 19)
  • chlorophyll_kmz_from_nasa_national_.kmz (KMZ File 352bytes Jun9 19)
  • finding_ccd.kmz (KMZ File 3kB Jul17 19)
  • CCD video - How to Make a Seashell - Just Add Water! by MinuteEarth
• Revisit your initial ideas
• Additional resources:
  • IODP full drilled sites map
  • IODP core photos
    • Up to expedition 312: IODP core photo search page (doesn't work in Chrome - use another browser)
    • For newer expeditions: go here then select images --> then the cores are available as single section line scans (LSIMG) or Core Composites (COREPHOTO) that display entire cores. Best completed in Firefox.
  • Learning About Marine Sediments Using Real Data (non-Google Earth-based activity on SERC)

11:25 Road Check

11:30 Adjourn for the day

Friday

8:30 Follow-Up and Overview

• Tool for adding cross sections (or in our case Core images) to Google Earth: Cross Section Generator in Google Earth
• Importing and Changing Map Data in Google Earth Pro: Tips from Google
• Fri Mar Geo Activities 2 and 3.pptx (PowerPoint 2007 (.pptx) 189kB Jul20 19)

8:40 Activity 2:A Virtual Marine Sediment Core Collection

• Tour a set of 8 exemplars of ocean sediment lithologies: Virtual_Core_Collection_06-08-19.kmz (KMZ File 3.7MB Jul17 19)
• Compare and contrast to resources in Activity 1
• Discuss use of this resource in the development of assignments on marine sedimentology.
• Examine physical marine sediment samples and learn how to make your own sample request for education (or research) use from IODP
• Additional resources:
  • Video guide to smear slides from IODP
  • Interactive smear slide guides for minerals (technical note 1) and microfossils (technical note 2) in ocean sediments.
    • Download and then open in Adobe Reader or Adobe Acrobat Pro.
    • Have layers (looks like stack of paper) open and can view in plane and cross-polar light.
  • [link >Microscope adapter for smartphones</a>

9:40 Break

9:50 Activity 3:<a>A Grand Tour of the Ocean Basins']

• Tour a number of sites illustrating tectonic processes and ocean basin geometries
  • Google Earth tour: Grand_Tour_Ocean_Basins.kml (KMLFile 104kB Jun9 19)
  • Accompanying "guide" PDF: Grand Tour of the Ocean Basins User Guide (Acrobat (PDF) 5.1MB Jan30 19)
• Discuss use of this resource in the development of assignments on: (a) the tectonic life cycle of an ocean basin, (b) comparisons of processes, rates, and seafloor features associated with fast and slow spreading centers, (c) simple vs. complex plate motion geometries, and (d) comparisons of hot spot and plate boundary features.
• Additional resources:
  • Google Earth volcanoes layer
  • Google Earth earthquakes layer in "upside down presentation" (in the air above the site).

10:50 Work on Action Plan

• How can I use what I learned in my teaching and/or student research?

11:20 Workshop evaluation and turn in travel stipend forms

11:30 Adjourn