26 Resources for Educators
The JOIDES Resolution website has an entire collection of Classroom Activities that include lesson plans, data exercises, digital interactives, posters, and career information. Below are some additional materials to support teaching and learning about scientific ocean drilling.
Course Exercises
Climate Detectives (SERC/TERC EarthLabs). Students analyze data from sediment cores and search for clues about Earth’s past climate history – https://serc.carleton.edu/eslabs/climatedetectives/index.html
Background Information for Instructors
Traveling through time with the International Ocean Discovery Program: Scientific ocean drilling reveals Earth’s past (NAGT Webinar, recorded April 11, 2024) – https://nagt.org/nagt/profdev/workshops/ngss_summit/april112024/index.html
Book
St John, K., R. Mark Leckie, K. Pound, M. Jones, L. Krissek. (2012). Reconstructing Earth’s Climate History: Inquiry-based Exercises for Lab and Class. Wiley. 528 pages. ISBN: 978-0-470-65805-5