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“Collaborative Research:
An Investigation of Gas Blowouts
offshore Virginia/North Carolina”
July 24 – 26, 2005
This special
two-day workshop at the Lamont-Doherty Earth
Observatory of Columbia
University, Palisades, NY, explored cutting-edge investigations about an
important and intriguing problem: large crater-like depressions at the continental shelf
break. First thought to be caused by landslides and pose potential tsunami
threats, closer inspection revealed that they were probably produced by a more
intriguing process: eruptions of methane gas from within the sediments.
Twelve classroom teachers joined Dr.
Jeffrey Weissel, Dr.
Marie-Helene
Cormier, Dr. Michael J. Passow, and doctoral student
Kori Newman for
presentations about explorations with
hypersensitive sonic
instrumentation and sample collectors on the continental
margin off Virginia
and North Carolina examining evidence of large-scale fluid
expulsion during
gas blowouts.
The
teachers and scientists then collaborated in the development of
classroom-ready curriculum units for Earth Science, Chemistry, Physics, and
Technology classes based on these discoveries and related research. During the
school year, participants will test out
these materials with students and provide the researchers with feedback. Then
their curriculum materials will be available for wider distribution.
View the
Workshop Description and Schedule.
View the
scientists' powerpoints.
View the
curriculum materials (draft versions).
View more
information about
methane hydrates and educational activities.
View the
2005 American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting
slide show.
Participants:
Cheryl Dodes,
Weber Middle School, Port Washington, NY
Kevin Drantch, IS 216, Bronx, NY
Laurence Hoard, DeWitt Clinton HS, Bronx, NY
Susan Kelly, Shepaug Valley HS, Washington, CT
Jeffrey Leben, IS 339, Bronx, NY
Jennifer Partyka, Cattaraugus-Little Valley CS, NY
Ellen Plock, Loudonville Christian Sch., Loudonville, NY
Barbara Robertson, Mount Vernon H.S., Mt. Vernon, NY
Richard Robinson, IS 308 Clara Cardwell Sch., Brooklyn, NY
Scott Ryan, Manchester Regional HS, NJ
Virginia Seberg, New York School for the Deaf, White Plains, NY
Jeffrey Williams, PS/MS 37, Bronx, NY
Summer 2005
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