Earth Science: Vernier - Mapping the Ocean Floor

Objectives

• Students will use a Motion Detector to measure distances.
• Students will map simulated ocean floors.

About the Lesson

In this experiment, students will investigate objects below the surface of a body of water.

As a result students will:

• Develop an understanding of how a signal is sent out and bounces back to calculate the depth of the object.
• Map the ocean floor by sending out a series of "pings" in a grid pattern and recording the depths.