Mission Plan
Mission Plan

Education
Education

Biodiversity
Biodiversity

Microbes
Microbes

Tectonic Plates
Tectonic Plates

Gas Chromatograph
Gas Chromatograph

Media Resources
Media Resources

Okeanos Explorer
Okeanos Explorer


OE Education

This expedition education module focuses on the Okeanos Explorer's Mid-Cayman Rise Expedition 2011.

Mid-Cayman Rise 2011
Expedition Education Module

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Ocean Explorer Expedition Education Modules (EEM) are designed to reach out in new ways to teachers, students, and the general public, and share the excitement of daily at-sea discoveries and the science behind NOAA’s major ocean exploration initiatives with people around the world. The Mid-Cayman Rise Expedition 2011 offers a unique opportunity to engage explorers of all ages as we continue our journeys to parts of our ocean planet that no one has seen before - deep-sea ecosystems associated hydrothermal vents of the Mid-Cayman Rise. This EEM contains the following components:

Expedition Purpose
A summary of why scientists and educators are interested in exploring this area and what we might learn from our efforts in this region as we strive to further understand the 95% of our planet that is virtually unexplored.

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Lesson Plans
Here you will find links to other lesson plans residing on the Ocean Explorer Web site that have been developed for previous NOAA expeditions, and have content that relates to this expedition.

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Multimedia Discovery Missions
Click on the links to Lessons 1, 3, 5, 6, and 12 for interactive multimedia presentations and Learning Activities on Plate Tectonics, Deep-Sea Corals, Chemosynthesis and Hydrothermal Vent Life, Deep-Sea Benthos, and Food, Water, and Medicine from the Sea.

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OceanAGE Ocean Career Connections
To see archived video and online Web chats between students and scientists, highlighting some of the careers that will be represented onboard ship during this expedition, click on the links below.

Diamond Icon Deep-sea Biologist
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Other Resources and Links
A list of other resources and links related to this expedition for you to explore.

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For More Information Contact:

Paula Keener
Director, Education Programs
NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research

Other lesson plans developed for this Web site are available in the Education Section.

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