Virtually Exploring the Abyssal Plains
We’re exploring the deep ocean with students and teachers as they go to sea aboard the research vessel Kilo Moana. Even in this time of coronavirus, scientists and students continue their exploration of the abyssal plains, collecting some amazing organisms, and learning about the deep sea food web with the remotely operated vehicle (ROV) Luʻukai.
Join researchers, ROV technicians, Hawaiʻi students and teachers in the EPʻIK program, and undergraduates from across the continental U.S. as we explore the abyssal plains—virtually!
Watch the trailer for Season 7, Episode 9 on Vimeo or on YouTube.
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Curriculum Connections:
- Grade 3: Survival in the Open Ocean Habitat
- Activity: Eat or Be Eaten!
- Grades 6-12: The Oceanic Crust and Seafloor
- Activity: Sediment Cores
- Grades 6-12: Seafloor Features and Mapping the Seafloor
- Activity: Interpreting Contour Maps
- Activity: Making Contour and Raised Relief Maps
- Activity: Simulating Sonar Mapping of The Ocean Floor
- Voice of the Sea episode: Strange Fish of The Deep
- Explore the ocean floor with NOAA’s educational resource collection
Additional Resources:
- University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology
- Earth Planets ʻIke Kuleana (EPʻIK) Hawaiʻi High School Program
- Earth Science on Volcanic Islands — Research Experience for Undergraduates
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Explore the Deep-Sea Fish Ecology Lab
- University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Deep- Sea Animal Research Center
- University of Hawai’i Marine Center
- Research Vessel (RV) Kilo Moana
- Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) Luʻukai
- Watch and subscribe to the ROV Luʻukai YouTube Channel for videos and live feeds!
- Follow the Luʻukai on social media #rovluukai: Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram
- Volunteer to Go To Sea
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Select a season of Voice of the Sea
Contact information:
Kanesa Seraphin, Ph.D.
kanesa@hawaii.edu
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