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Classroom Activities
The following list of classroom activities may help expand your deep-sea learning experience. Use it as a starting
point to your own voyage of discovery!
Geology
Word Definition
Here are some terms to define:
| bathymetry |
ocean trench |
| boiling point |
precipitate |
| continental drift |
Ring of Fire |
| fracture zone |
seismograph |
| ocean mapping |
volcanism |
Math Activities
Let's test your knowledge of the metric system. Convert the British units of measure in "Facts
about Alvin" to metric units.
Extra-Credit Essay Topics
Why are hydrothermal vents important?
How does Old Faithful geyser work? Compare it to a hydrothermal vent.
Biology
Word Definition
Here are some terms to define:
| bioluminescence |
microbe |
| chemosynthesis |
photosynthesis |
| eelpout |
Pompeii |
| hydrostatic |
sulfur |
| larval crab |
symbiosis |
Go Fishing!
Many deep-sea fish look monstrous! Your mission is to find pictures and descriptions of at least five different
deep-sea fish. Why do you think so few of them live at hydrothermal vent sites?
Extra-Credit Essay Topics
Compare and contrast photosynthesis and chemosynthesis.
Oceanographer William Beebe wrote the book Half Mile Down about his descent to the seafloor in 1938.
Read a chapter and report on his observations.
Exploring the Deep
Word Definition
Here are some terms to define:
| bathyscaphe |
magnetometer |
| bathysphere |
ROV |
| electrode |
scuba |
| fiber optics |
sediment core |
| jimsuit |
sonar |
Design a Diving Vessel
If you could design a deep-sea diving vessel, what would it look like? Sketch it!
Extra-Credit Essay Topics
Jason is used in deep-sea research. Do some research and tell us all about it.
What other scientific tools are revolutionizing our study of the ocean?
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