We’re wrapping up the cruise and the Classroom Connection project this week. This week is a fun summary week. ES = Elementary School MS = Middle School HS = High School SE = Special Education Oceanography Jeopardy (MS, HS) A nice review of oceanography we found on C-MORE’s website. Instructions: .pdf   Create your Own [Read the Rest...]

This is our favorite week because it’s all about deep biosphere MICROBES!! ES = Elementary School MS = Middle School HS = High School SE = Special Education   Size and Scale Microbes are super tiny! But HOW tiny? This activity explores the metric units of length of common objects and MICROBES! Instructions: .docx , [Read the Rest...]

This week is all about Tools & Technology. Since we’re using ROV’s on this cruise (our FAVORITE deep ocean research tool), this week’s lessons will focus on an important aspect of ROVs: buoyancy. ES = Elementary School MS = Middle School HS = High School SE = Special Education   ROV challenge (HS) This international [Read the Rest...]

This week is all about Deep Ocean Exploration. ES = Elementary School MS = Middle School HS = High School SE = Special Education   There was life where?! (SE, ES, MS, HS) This activity explores how scientists discovered life in what they began to call the “deep biosphere”. Instructions: .docx , .pdf Supplemental Figures: [Read the Rest...]

This week is all about Pressure, how it changes with depth and how microbes adapt to the high pressures of the deep biosphere. ES = Elementary School MS = Middle School HS = High School SE = Special Education Under Pressure (SE, ES, MS) This activity explores what happens to objects as they experience the [Read the Rest...]