Core Description and Lithostratigraphy

Core Description and Lithostratigraphy
View in Flash Download/Print PDF (160KB)

Core Description and Lithostratigraphy Supplements
View in Flash Download/Print PDF (11MB)
(required to complete the activity)

Core Description and Lithostratigraphy - Teacher's Guide
View in Flash Download/Print PDF (296KB)

Audience: Grades 9-12 and Undergraduate

National Science Education Content Standards:
 Standard D: Earth and Space Science
Standard A: Science as Inquiry

Keywords: sedimentology, ocean cores, lithology, stratigraphy, visual core description



Description

Enter the world of a sedimentologist aboard the JOIDES Resolution as you learn how they describe and sample sediment cores in the Core Lab. Please note that the Core Description and Lithostratigraphy Supplements contain resources that are not presented sequentially.

Supplemental Resources

What You See is What You Get
Secrets of the Sediments
What is a Core? View in Flash Download/Print PDF (596KB)
CORE ON DECK! View in Flash Download/Print PDF (1.8MB)
Core Lab Cookbook View in Flash Download/Print PDF (1.5MB)
Ocean Drilling Data View in Flash Download/Print PDF (432KB)
Physical Properties Laboratory Brief


Credits
Written by Dr. Kristen St. John and Dr. Mark Leckie for the School of Rock Expedition 2005.



For more information about any of our educational resources, please contact deepearthacademy@oceanleadership.org.