An Expedition to the Seafloor - Using Google Earth and Ocean Cores to Analyze Seafloor Spreading

An Expedition to the Seafloor - Student Guide
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An Expedition to the Seafloor - Teacher's Guide
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Audience: Grades 5-8, 9-12

National Science Education Content Standards:
Standard D: Earth and Space Science
Standard E: Science and Technology
Standard G: History and Nature of Science

Keywords: seafloor spreading, plate tectonics, sediment, basement rock, Mid-Atlantic Ridge



Description

Using the technology Google Earth, students evaluate real data collected from the Deep Sea Drilling Project to discover evidence of seafloor spreading, and gain a historical perspective of science research.

Credits
Adapted by Tavia Prouhet from Nannofossils Reveal Seafloor Spreading Truth! (2007).

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