Seafloor Mapping

Student Activity Package:

Watching in 3D

Grade Level:

9th - 12th grade (Technology/Physical Science)

Activity Description:

Students explore specific sea floor discoveries (case studies) using step-by-step tool guides for the Ocean Exploration Digital Atlas (a searchable, interactive expedition data map) and authentic interactive mapping data visualization software.

Activity Components:

Exploring with Multibeam Sonar: Activity Package Introduction (pdf)
Case Study 1: Exploring an Underwater Volcano (Kawio Barat) (pdf)
Case Study 2: Exploring Cold Seeps (pdf)
Case Study 3: Exploring a Northeast U.S. Seamount (Mytilus) (pdf)
Case Study 4: Exploring a Hotspot Volcano (Vailulu’u) (pdf)

Standards:

Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS):

Performance Expectation: HS-PS4-5, HS-LS2-6
Disciplinary Core Ideas: PS4.C; LS2.C

Ocean Literacy Essential Principles:

Principles 1, 5, and 7

Supplemental Materials:

Online Tools Needed for This Activity

NOAA Ocean Exploration Data Atlas
Fledermaus Mapping Software
NOAA Ocean Exploration Expedition Web Pages