Click here for the full-color resource guide Extreme 2000: Voyage to the Deep.   Many excellent resources were used to develop this Web site and may help you in your search for more information. Books & Magazines Davidson, Keay, and A. R. Williams. “Under Our Skin: Hot Theories on the Center of the Earth.” National Geographic 189, no. 1 (Jan. 1996): 100 -112. Dybas, Cheryl Lyn. “Life in the Abyss.” Ocean Realm, Winter 1997-98, 78-95. Greene, Thomas F. 1998. Marine Science. New York: Amsco School Publications. Lemonick, Michael D. “The Last Frontier.” Time, Aug. 14, 1995, 52-60. Web Sites The Bridge — Ocean Sciences Education Teacher Resource Center www.vims.edu/bridge Deep-Sea News & Research, by Prof. Paul Yancey, Whitman College people.whitman.edu/~yancey/news.html#reading Deepsea Research Newsgroup www.le.ac.uk/biology/gat/deepsea/deepsea.html Encyclopaedia Brittanica search.eb.com Extreme Science www.extremescience.com/DeepestOcean.htm Jones and Bartlett Publishers — Invitation to Oceanography by Paul Pinet www.jbpub.com/oceanlink2e/ México Desconocido Virtual www.mexdesco.com/guias_md/gm970203.htm Naval Historical Center www.history.navy.mil/photos/images/h96000/h96799c.htm Neptune’s Web www.cnmoc.navy.mil/educate/neptune/student.htm Nova Online — “Into the Abyss” www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/abyss PBS Online/Savage Earth — “Restless Planet: Earthquakes” www.pbs.org/wnet/savageearth/earthquakes/html/sidebar2.html Smithsonian Institution Ocean Planet Exhibition seawifs.gsfc.nasa.gov/ocean_planet.html ThinkQuest — Ocean AdVENTure! library.advanced.org/18828/index.html University of Delaware College of Marine Studies www.ocean.udel.edu U.S. Geological Survey — This Dynamic Earth: An Introduction to Plate Tectonics by W. Jacquelyne Kious and Robert Tilling pubs.usgs.gov/publications/text/dynamic.html Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution — Dive and Discover! science.whoi.edu/DiveDiscover/         Classroom Activities The following list of classroom activities may help expand your deep-sea learning experience. Use it as a starting point to your own voyage of discovery! Geology Word Definition Here are some terms to define: bathymetry ocean trench boiling point  precipitate continental drift Ring of Fire fracture zone seismograph ocean mapping volcanism Math Activities Let’s test your knowledge of the metric system. Convert the British units of measure in “Facts about Alvin” to metric units. Extra-Credit Essay Topics Why are hydrothermal vents important? How does Old Faithful geyser work? Compare it to a hydrothermal vent. Biology Word Definition Here are some terms to define: bioluminescence  microbe chemosynthesis photosynthesis eelpout Pompeii hydrostatic sulfur larval crab symbiosis Go Fishing! Many deep-sea fish look monstrous! Your mission is to find pictures and descriptions of at least five different deep-sea fish. Why do you think so few of them live at hydrothermal vent sites? Extra-Credit Essay Topics Compare and contrast photosynthesis and chemosynthesis. Oceanographer William Beebe wrote the book Half Mile Down about his descent to the seafloor in 1938. Read a chapter and report on his observations. Exploring the Deep Word Definition Here are some terms to define: bathyscaphe  magnetometer bathysphere ROV electrode scuba fiber optics sediment core jimsuit sonar Design a Diving Vessel If you could design a deep-sea diving vessel, what would it look like? Sketch it! Extra-Credit Essay Topics Jason is used in deep-sea research. Do some research and tell us all about it. What other scientific tools are revolutionizing our study of the ocean?