Imagine it is 1977 and you are a member of an elite group of geologists selected to participate in an expedition to determine if hydrothermal vents really exist. You are exploring an area near the Galapagos Islands. What will you find? Will your discoveries change the way geologists think new planetary crust is formed?

Your task:
Collect information to support your theory of the layers of the ocean.

Your Internet resources:
You may use the links below to help guide your research. Remember, you must complete your layer flipbook so it is important that you stay on task!

Nova Online: Into the Abyss
The Ocean: Planet Ocean
Oceans Alive: The Living Sea


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Deep sea anemone[Online image] available http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/abyss/life/extremes.html . October 11, 2001.