Case Study: Coastal Stabilization Structures part of Oceanography:Activities
Al Trujillo, Palomar College
This ocean activity is used to help students analyze different solutions to a real-world case study of the problem of using various coastal stabilization structures. It is intended to be used as a small group ...

Ocean Circulation part of Oceanography:Activities
Dan Morgan, Vanderbilt University
Laboratory exercise to explore water density, surface ocean currents, and ocean circulation

Ocean Acidification part of Oceanography:Activities
Jennifer Bown, Clackamas Community College
Students choose shell fragments from different species of Molluscs and calculate percent lose after soaking in different ph solutions for different periods of time. They research ocean acidification and especially ...

Modeling the oceanic thermohaline circulation with STELLA part of Complex Systems:Teaching Activities
David Bice, Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus
This activity describes the construction of and then experimentation with a STELLA model of the thermohaline circulation in the north Atlantic. Based on a famous paper by Stommel (1961), this model exhibits two ...

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 ...

IODP 310: Coral Reef off Tahiti part of IODP School of Rock 2020:Teaching Activities
Beverly Owens, Cleveland Early College High School; Molly Ludwick, Kings Mountain Middle School
In this activity, students will make observations about the core that was collected on IODP expedition 310.

Secrets of the Sediments - 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. Students will analyze data from sediments collected off the coast of Santa Barbara, California to determine whether this information can be used to study historical climate ...

Deep Sea Microbes Playlist 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, ...

Unit 2.5: Applying what we've learned: How can a volcanic eruption or earthquake shake the whole world? part of TIDeS:TIDeS Teaching Materials:Physical Science
Sandra Penny, Russell Sage College
We're over halfway through Unit 2 and the students are now equipped with a more solid understanding of energy types and transformations, waves, power, and the fact that waves move energy from one place to ...

Unit 3.4 What can we learn by mapping sea surface data? part of TIDeS:TIDeS Teaching Materials:Physical Science
Natalie Bursztyn, University of Montana
What can we infer from mapping sea surface temperature and sea surface elevation? Students will use satellite data to make observations and interpretations about ocean circulation in the North Atlantic. Students ...