Description

Imagine you are a scientist writing a proposal to use the JOIDES Resolution. Where would you drill? This activity guides students through the drill site location decision making process.

Notes

This activity was written for School of Rock participants and assumes the learners have access to Leg 198 cores at the Gulf Coast Repository.  The activity can, however be useful in your setting through simple modifcations and the use of online resources. 
1.  Students or student groups may choose any drill site from those indicated in the seismic reflection profiles for ODP Leg 198. Seismic lines can be viewed online or printed in 8.5 X 11 or 50 X 36.69 inch formats.
2.  Instead of visiting the core lab, a selection of representative core photos can be viewed and downloaded from the expedition report. See Figures 12, 17, and 19.

Supplemental Resources

Seismic Reflection Profiles -- ODP Leg 198 - View and Print PDF
JOIDES Resolution Fact Sheet - View in Flash Download/Print PDF (1.6MB)
Technical Information about the JOIDES Resolution - View in Flash Download/Print PDF (1.4MB)
What is a Core? View in Flash Download/Print PDF (596KB)
Ocean Drilling Data View in Flash Download/Print PDF (432KB)

Credits
Written by Dr. Debbie Thomas, Texas A & M University, for School of Rock 2007. Revised for School of Rock 2008.