Originally presented 18 Sep 2004
For our first E2C Workshop in the 2004 – 2005 series, we are pleased to feature the work of our LDEO scientist and Principal Investigator for the Earth2Class NSF grant, Dr. Gerardo Iturrino. Gerry is a Research Scientist in the Borehole Research Group. He spent two months during the summer of 2004 aboard the JOIDES Resolution in the first Expedition of the Integrated Ocean Drilling Program (IODP.) His talk will describe this new 10-year, multi-million dollar international project.
Accompanying Gerry aboard the JOIDES Resolution for this historic cruise was Dr. Jon Rice, a middle school educator who served as the first IODP “Teacher at Sea.” Jon spent much of the summer of 2004 as Teacher-at-Sea aboard the “JOIDES Resolution” studying the Juan de Fuca Ridge in the North Pacific. Jon’s daily journal entries from the IODP Leg 301 Journal can be found at http://iodp.ldeo.columbia.edu/EDU/TAS/
INTRODUCTORY SLIDESHOW FOR THIS WORKSHOP
Cutting-Edge Research
Gerry is a Research Scientist in the Borehole Research Group. He spent two months during the summer of 2004 aboard the JOIDES Resolution in the first Expedition of the Integrated Ocean Drilling Program (IODP.) His talk will describe this new 10-year, multi-million dollar international project.
The Borehole Research Group (BRG) uses downhole geophysical measurements in a wide variety of scientific investigations including sea level variations, paleoceanography, flow of fluids through fractured rock, and thermal and mechanical properties of the ocean’s igneous crust and the properties of natural gas hydrates. BRG is also actively involved in the development of new tools and techniques for acquiring and analyzing downhole data. Dr. David Goldberg serves as Director of the BRG.
Classroom Resources
IODP Education and Outreach
The Ocean Drilling Project (ODP) and now the Integrated Ocean Drilling Project (IODP) have produced a variety of educational materials for use by students and teachers. During E2C Workshops, we have distributed copies of the CDs and posters, and explored the web-based resources.
Here are links to find out more about these and other educational products on this theme.
Curriculum Enrichment
http://www.iodp-usio.org/Education/Educ.html
Teacher at Sea Program
http://www.iodp-usio.org/Education/TAS.html
Other
http://www.iodp.org/education_outreach/default.html
Previous E2C Workshops
You may also find useful curriculum ideas in some of the earlier Earth2Class Workshops on this theme with guest scientist Gerry Iturrino. These include:
December 2001: “Hydrothermal Systems”
September 2002: “Uncovering the Earth’s Deep Secrets”
January 2004: “Structure and Composition of the Ocean Crust”
American Meteorological Society Education Program links:
DataStreme Ocean In the “Geological Section,” look at the “Sediment Thickness,” “Bathymetry,” and seismicity links.