Live from the Pacific Ocean!

Join COSI Educator Lindy Newman LIVE from the research vessel JOIDES Resolution (JR) as it sails the Pacific Ocean. As a Research Officer, Lindy will spend 2 months aboard the JR providing outreach to students across the globe and you can join!

Select a topic that best fits your curriculum and grade level. Click the program date to register. Advanced registration required.

ASK A SCIENTIST (Grades 3-12):

Join COSI for this limited opportunity as we connect with real scientists aboard the JOIDES Resolution (JR), a scientific ocean drilling ship in the South Pacific Ocean. Lift science out of the textbooks and allow students to learn about cutting-edge research and careers by talking directly to scientists, and crew as they live and work aboard the vessel. This broadcast will focus on ship life and the experiences of the scientists aboard the JR.

• 1/16/2020 9:00 am eastern (grades 3-7)
• 1/16/2020 12:00 pm eastern (grades 8-12)

ROCK CYCLE (Grades 3-7):

Join COSI for this limited opportunity as we connect with real scientists aboard the JOIDES Resolution (JR), a scientific ocean drilling ship in the South Pacific Ocean. Lift science out of the textbooks and allow students to learn about cutting-edge research and careers by talking directly to scientists, and crew as they live and work aboard the JR. This broadcast will focus on how the rock cycle reveals itself in rocks and sediments pulled from the Earth’s crust.

• 1/27/2020 12:00 pm eastern

PLATE TECTONICS (Grades 8-12):

Join COSI for this limited opportunity as we connect with real scientists aboard the JOIDES Resolution (JR), a scientific ocean drilling ship in the South Pacific Ocean. Lift science out of the textbooks and allow students to learn about cutting-edge research and careers by talking directly to scientists, and crew as they live and work aboard the JR. This broadcast will focus on plate tectonics in action, and how ocean drilling helped to prove this pivotal concept in earth science.

• 1/27/2020 9:00 am eastern

*Due to an unexpected technical issue with the ship's drilling equipment, the winter 2020 voyage of the JOIDES Resolution has been shortened to one month, rather than two. Because of this, all February dates have been canceled.