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IODP School of Rock 2020

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Deep Sea Microbes Jigsaw part of IODP School of Rock 2020:Teaching Activities
Beverly Owens, Cleveland Early College High School; Molly Ludwick, Kings Mountain Middle School
This activity will help students to explore characteristics of microbes that live in the deep sea. This activity can be conducted as a jigsaw or research project, and can be used with face-to-face, remote, and ...

Grade Level: High School (9-12), Middle (6-8)
Online Readiness: Online Ready
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Project:Independent Research, Activities:Classroom Activity:Jigsaw, Activities:Classroom Activity
Subject: Geoscience:Oceanography:Marine Resources, Environmental Science:Oceans and Coastal Resources, Biology:Microbiology, Biogeochemistry:Microbial Properties and Metabolism, Geoscience:Oceanography:Biological
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

Paleoclimate part of IODP School of Rock 2020:Teaching Activities
Lenore Teevan, School of Innovation/Springfield City School District
This is a unit plan for project-based learning. Students will learn about paleoclimate proxies and their importance in understanding past climates. Students will focus on one region-specific aspect of paleoclimate ...

Grade Level: High School (9-12)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity, Project
Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Geomorphology:Climate/Paleoclimate, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change:Natural causes, Climate feedbacks, Geoscience:Geology:Geomorphology:Landforms/Processes:Glacial/Periglacial, Geoscience:Oceanography:Ocean-Climate Interactions, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change:Climate feedbacks, Paleoclimate records, History and evolution of Earth's climate, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change:Paleoclimate records, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change:Natural causes, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change:History and evolution of Earth's climate, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climatology :Climate sensitivity and feedbacks
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

Voyage of the Arctic Project part of IODP School of Rock 2020:Teaching Activities
Mallory Stone; Tamie Jovanelly, Berry College
This is a two-week long project geared towards middle school earth science teachers. This should be used towards the end of a school year when students have background knowledge on the following topics: plate ...

Grade Level: Middle (6-8)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Lab Activity, Classroom Activity, Project
Subject: Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change:Greenhouse effect, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change:Climate feedbacks, Environmental Science:Natural Hazards:Earthquakes, Geoscience:Geology:Tectonics, Sedimentary Geology:Sediments and Sedimentary Rocks, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change:Greenhouse effect, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change:Climate feedbacks
Activity Review: Peer Reviewed as Exemplary
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Iceberg of Antarctica part of IODP School of Rock 2020:Teaching Activities
Turtle Haste, Desert Ridge Middle School; Diane Nihart, Albuquerque Public Schools
After exploring the various hands-on, art, kinesthetic activities, and electronic resources after reading the book: Iceberg of Antarctica by Marlo Garnsworthy, students will develop, create, and produce their own ...

Grade Level: Intermediate (3-5), Middle (6-8)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Lab Activity, Project, Classroom Activity
Subject: Geoscience:Oceanography:Ocean-Climate Interactions, Marine Resources, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change:Impacts of climate change, Geoscience:Paleontology:Biostratigraphy/Biogeography , Environmental Science:Oceans and Coastal Resources, Global Change and Climate:Climate Change:Impacts of climate change, Paleoclimate records, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change:Paleoclimate records, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Sea Level Change
Activity Review: Peer Reviewed as Exemplary
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Adopt a Microbe! - Digital Adaptation part of IODP School of Rock 2020:Teaching Activities
Molly Ludwick, Kings Mountain Middle School; Beverly Owens, Cleveland Early College High School
This activity is a Google Slide playlist that will introduce students to microbes that can be found in deep sea sediments, and what roles they play in their environment. This playlist is suitable for use in remote ...

Grade Level: Middle (6-8), High School (9-12)
Online Readiness: Online Ready
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Writing Assignment, Classroom Activity, Project
Subject: Biology:Microbiology, Geoscience:Geology:Sedimentary Geology:Depositional environments:Deep Marine Environment, Geoscience:Oceanography:Biological, Marine Resources, Biology:Biogeochemistry:Microbial Properties and Metabolism, Environmental Science:Oceans and Coastal Resources
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

Understanding the Age of the Ocean Floor part of IODP School of Rock 2020:Teaching Activities
Mike Passow, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
In part 1, Students will use data collected during DSDP Leg 3 to plot the age of the sea floor at distances away from the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. In part 2, they learn about paleomagnetic evidence and learn about the ...

Grade Level: High School (9-12), Middle (6-8)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity, Project, Problem Set
Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Tectonics, Geoscience:Oceanography:Physical , Geoscience:Geology:Geophysics, Geoscience:Oceanography:Marine Geology and Geophysics
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

3D Printing Microfossils part of IODP School of Rock 2020:Teaching Activities
Beverly Owens, Cleveland Early College High School; Molly Ludwick, Kings Mountain Middle School
This resource provides a number of stl files that are a result of IODP and Joides Resolution coring and recovery efforts. These files can be 3D printed to provide students with a tangible example of something that ...

Grade Level: High School (9-12), Middle (6-8)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Lab Activity, Classroom Activity, Project
Subject: Geoscience:Paleontology:Biostratigraphy/Biogeography , Environmental Science:Oceans and Coastal Resources, Geoscience:Oceanography:Biological, Geoscience:Paleontology:Development/Growth and Form/Morphometrics , Geoscience:Oceanography:Marine Resources

What Lives Down There? part of IODP School of Rock 2020:Teaching Activities
laStelshia Speaks, Baltimore County Public Schools
Learners will travel through a process of learning involving reading a book together, comparing video presentations to information within the book, utilize vocabulary to demonstrate expansion of retained ...

Grade Level: Intermediate (3-5), Primary (K-2), Middle (6-8)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Project, Problem Set, Writing Assignment, Classroom Activity
Subject: Geoscience:Oceanography:Marine Hazards, Environmental Science:Oceans and Coastal Resources, Geoscience:Oceanography:Marine Resources, Environmental Science:Natural Hazards

Hallway Sediment Core Mural part of IODP School of Rock 2020:Teaching Activities
Beverly Owens, Cleveland Early College High School; Molly Ludwick, Kings Mountain Middle School
For the activity, a world map will be constructed in the hallway. Students will be provided with data sets that explain different pieces of evidence. Students will analyze the visual evidence, and will tape the ...

Grade Level: Middle (6-8), High School (9-12)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity, Project
Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Sedimentary Geology:Sediments and Sedimentary Rocks, Depositional environments, Geoscience:Oceanography:Marine Geology and Geophysics, Marine Resources, Environmental Science:Oceans and Coastal Resources, Geoscience:Oceanography:Ocean-Climate Interactions, Geoscience:Geology:Sedimentary Geology:Depositional environments:Shelf-slope Environment, Deep Marine Environment, Geoscience:Geology:Geophysics, Sedimentary Geology:Depositional environments:Marginal-Marine