Katie Tauxe has two classroom presentations:

   The educational video: Out to Sea: Life as a Crew Member Aboard a Geological Research Ship

This video introduces students to the interesting life on board a scientific research ship. In the video, members of the crew discuss their life on board and tell about some of the fascinating and thought-provoking scientific discoveries made on board the Drilling Vessel JOIDES Resolution.

The running time for this video is about 19 minutes.

For more information or to request a copy of the video (in VHS or DVD format) email Katie Tauxe

Download OutToSeaGuide.pdf, a teacher's guide accompanying the video. Print it on both sides of a sheet of paper, and fold into quarters to fit in the VHS dust jacket.

   A slide presentation focusing on careers aboard scientific research vessels

This slide presentation introduces students to the many varied careers on research vessels. A research vessel requires many different jobs to keep the ship operating self-sufficiently. Seagoing careers are an excellent opportunity to travel the world and experience the excitement of scientific discovery. This presentation emphasizes that being a ship's mate, machinist, photographer, editor or laboratory technician is just as important to the scientific mission as the biologist, chemist and geologist.

Download SeagoingCareersonResearchVessels.ppt, This PowerPoint presentation about seagoing careers is 33 MB. Updated March 2009.

Do you want to go to sea?
For more information on sailing as a teacher on the JOIDES Resolution, follow this link: IODP Teacher at Sea Program

Suggested Internet resources:

• Deep Earth Academy teaching resources
• Integrated Ocean Drilling Program
• Scientific ocean drilling careers
• Sea Grant Ocean Sciences Education Center
• NOAA Ocean Exploration education materials
• Center for Ocean Sciences Education Excellence
• FOSS science curriculum
• Digital Library for Earth System Education
• Science NetLinks
• The Mother Of All Maritime Links

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