2021 North Atlantic Stepping Stones: New England and Corner Rise Seamounts

Expedition Education Resources

The NOAA Ocean Exploration 2021 North Atlantic Stepping Stones expedition offers a unique opportunity for explorers of all ages to investigate the poorly understood deepwater areas of the New England Seamounts and the Corner Rise Seamounts of the North Atlantic, specifically the U.S. waters off the U.S. Northeast Coast and the high seas, focusing on the New England and Corner Rise Seamounts. Here we will learn more about seamounts, deep-sea coral and sponge communities, and geological resources.

Bring this science expedition alive for your students using the resources provided here!

Classroom Lessons & Activities

Grades 6-8

Grades 9-12

Topical Theme Pages

These Education Theme pages are designed to provide the best of what the Ocean Explorer website has to offer to support your classroom during this expedition. Each theme page provides links to expedition features, lessons, multimedia, career information, and associated past expeditions.

Ocean Today Videos

Ocean Today is an exciting, multimedia kiosk in public aquariums that features videos on all aspects of the ocean realm — exploration and discoveries, marine life, and science. Find out more at https://oceantoday.noaa.gov/.

Here we feature Ocean Today videos that support teaching and learning related to the current ocean expedition.

Related Expeditions

The following expeditions cover topics similar to those of interest on the current expedition.