Teaching overview

Learning points

  • Researchers have found animal life around hydrothermal vents
  • An underwater vehicle called SuBastian investigated parts of the ocean floor
  • Animals were found living underneath the ocean crust

Curriculum keywords

  • hydrothermal vents
  • tube worms
  • SuBastian

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  • Why did researchers explore the ocean floor?
  • What is a hydrothermal vent?
  • What did researchers find underneath the crust?

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