Engage students in meaningful, hands-on learning with this set of 30 Bathymetry Task Cards focused on ocean floor features and sonar-based depth measurement. Designed for Dual Credit Geology, Earth Science, and Oceanography, these task cards blend conceptual understanding with real-world application through interpretation, drawing, labeling, and calculation tasks. The full set is structured to take approximately 90 minutes of class time.

Each task card includes a clear question or short activity with no prep required—just print or assign digitally and go!

What’s Included:

• 30 Task Cards
• Fully Editable Formats – PDF & PowerPoint
• Color AND Black & White Versions for flexible printing
• Student Answer Sheet for organized responses
• Complete Answer Key for fast and easy grading

Concepts Covered:

• Bathymetry and seafloor mapping
• Continental margins (shelf, slope, rise)
• Mid-ocean ridges, trenches, seamounts, and guyots
• Abyssal plains and submarine canyons
• Sonar and echo sounding
• Satellite altimetry
• Hydrothermal vents and plate tectonics
• Interpreting bathymetric profiles
• Sonar depth calculations
  

How You Can Use These Task Cards:

✔ Learning stations
✔ Small group rotations
✔ Review before a unit test
✔ Sub plans
✔ Early finisher activities
✔ Formative assessment
✔ Digital assignment through PowerPoint

✨ Teacher-Friendly Features:

• Editable so you can customize for your students
• Calculation problems aligned with typical sonar depth formulas
• Drawing and labeling tasks for visual learners
• Answer sheet saves paper
• Answer key saves grading tim