Driving an ROV like Alvin or JASON takes lots of skill like using a joy stick. JASON pilots tell us that it is a lot like a video game but with a really expensive robot! Do you think you would want to drive an ROV? WebDay #3 is posted. Also, here’s something really cool!! Remember [Read the Rest...]

So, you’ve come along on our expedition, created your own research cruise and now you want to explore how many expeditions Alvin has done and how many times it has dived to the deep sea. This website lists all the Alvin dives. You can search by year, by chief scientist, by location, etc. When you [Read the Rest...]

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: Blank, w/discussion prompts, Scripted

Create your Own Cruise (ES, SE) Students make basic decisions about what they would like to study about the ocean, where they would like to study, what tools they would use, etc. Instructions: (.docx), Student Packet: (.docx)

Life on Earth and other planets (SE, ES, MS, HS) This is a great set of units from NASA Astrobiology that address questions like “What is life?” “What does life need to survive?” “What can life tolerate?” These are ALL questions that we, as C-DEBI scientists studying life in the deep biosphere, are aiming to [Read the Rest...]