Grades 9-12

In this activity, students will discover the importance of carbon, where carbon is stored on Earth, and that the largest reservoir of carbon is gas hydrates; students will comprehend that Earth’s climate changes, and how the greenhouse effect works; students will learn about the potential of hydrates as a major new energy resource; students will understand the use of acoustics for mapping the sea floor and sub-sea floor; and students will explore the conditions under which hydrates form.