Ocean expedition brought to Central Falls classroom

November 2, 2018
Two video screens showing scientists aboard the E/V Nautilus speaking with students at Central Falls High School.
Dr. Robert Ballard and Dr. Dwight Coleman speaking live from the E/V Nautilus in the Pacific Ocean with students at Central Falls High School in Rhode Island, 3,000 miles away.

Students at Central Falls High School were taken on a deep sea expedition through the Pacific Ocean on Thursday without having to leave the classroom.

The expedition is taking place 3,000 miles away from the high school, but students were able to speak with renowned explorer and University of Rhode Island (URI) Oceanographer Professor Robert Ballard and fellow researchers through a live video link while they were on a research vessel.

“The age of exploration on our planet is just beginning, not ending, and the oceans are our final, unexplored frontier,” Ballard said.

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