Links
The Web links below are provided for informational purposes only. Links outside of Ocean Explorer have been checked at the time of this page's publication, but the linking sites may become outdated or non-operational over time.
http://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/explorations/08thunderbay/welcome.html - Web page for the Thunder Bay Sinkholes 2008 Expedition
http://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/projects/thunderbay01/thunderbay01.html - Web site for the 2001 Ocean Explorer Expedition to survey "Shipwreck Alley" in Thunder Bay, Lake Huron
http://celebrating200years.noaa.gov/edufun/book/welcome.html#book
- A free printable book for home and school use introduced in 2004 to celebrate the 200th anniversary of NOAA; nearly 200 pages of lessons focusing on the exploration, understanding, and protection of Earth as a whole system
http://www.sdnhm.org/exhibits/mystery/fg_timeline.html
- Geologic timeline on the ‘Fossil Mysteries' Web page from the San Diego Natural History Museum
http://gvsu.edu/wri/envbio/biddanda/sinkhole.htm
- 1 minute ROV video clip of conspicuous white benthic mats interspersed with the brownish mats characterizing the lake floor in the vicinity of the sinkhole, and a dark cloudy nepheloid-like plume layer prevailing just over the site of submarine groundwater seepage
http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/res/Programs/eos/
- video clip of the footage shot by TBNMS divers during August 06 that shows the variety of benthic mat habitats in this location
ftp://ftp.glerl.noaa.gov/eos/El_Cajon_Boils_Short.wmv
- underwater video of El Cajon "boils"
ftp://ftp.glerl.noaa.gov/eos/Purple_Mats_40_sec.wmv
- underwater video of the purple benthic mats from the Middle Island Sinkhole
Biddanda, B. A., D. F. Coleman, T. H. Johengen, S. A. Ruberg, G. A. Meadows, H. W. VanSumeren, R. R. Rediske, and S. T. Kendall. 2006. Exploration of a submerged sinkhole ecosystem in Lake Michigan. Ecosystems 9:828-842. Available online at http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/pubs/fulltext/2006/20060020.pdf
Ruberg, S.A., D.F. Coleman, T.H. Johengen, G.A. Meadows, H.W. VanSumeren, G.A. LANG, and B.A. Biddanda. 2005. Groundwater plume mapping in a submerged sinkhole in Lake Huron. Marine Technology Society Journal 39(2):65-69. Available online at http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/pubs/fulltext/2005/20050038.pdf
Bohm, H. and V. Jensen. 1998. Build Your Own Programmable Lego Submersible: Project: Sea Angel AUV (Autonomous Underwater Vehicle). Westcoast Words. 39 pages.
Bohm, H. 1997. Build your own underwater robot and other wet projects. Westcoast Words. 148 pages
http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/projects/astrobiology/fieldwork/lessons/Winogradsky_5_8.pdf - ‘Building a Winogradsky Column: An Educator Guide with Activities in Astrobiology;' 27-page educator guide from NASA Quest
http://www.woodrow.org/teachers/bi/2000/Winogradsky_Column/winogradsky_column.html - ‘Investigating Bacteria with the Winogradsky Column;' instructor's guide to teaching about microbial biodiversity; includes detailed discussions and isolation techniques for microbial species commonly found in Winogradsky columns
http://www.pmel.noaa.gov/vents - ‘Vents Program' Web page from NOAA's Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory
http://www.divediscover.whoi.edu/vents/index.html for more information and activities on hydrothermal vent communities.
For More Information
Contact Paula Keener-Chavis, national education coordinator for the NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration, for more information.
Other lesson plans developed for this Web site are available in the Education Section.