Gully Deep Dive
Purpose
The Gully Deep Dive is an interactive multimedia deep-sea biology learning resource that guides high school students through a submarine dive in the Gully Marine Protected Area. It uses the Gully canyon’s unique shape and biodiversity to teach ocean interconnectivity and changes in depth. Available in French and English, it includes an educator guide, a student activity, and an accessible transcript. Developed with expert advice from researchers and educators, the Deep Dive’s content is based on the real science of the Gully and structured using Ocean Literacy Principles and high school curriculae.
What is included in the Deep Dive?
A short introduction video to the Gully canyon
A ~15 minute interactive experience with nine depth levels explored in a submarine
Interactive 3D navigable maps of the Gully canyon
Nine learning callouts with animated diagrams
An educator’s guide for using the Deep Dive in a classroom setting
A student activity focusing on deep-sea interconnectivity
What topics are covered in the Deep Dive?
What is the Gully and why is it protected?
Marine Protected Area zones
Phytoplankton
Physical changes with depth
Northern Bottlenose whales
Physical changes in depth and thermoclines
Bank migration
Cold-water corals
Diel Vertical Migration
Bioluminescence
Trophic webs
How can I use the Deep Dive in my classroom?
The Gully Deep Dive is free to use. It is available on the Ocean School website at https://oceanschool.nfb.ca/media/gully-deep-dive.
Credits
Molly Wells
Jodie Jenkinson
Armand McFarland
David Mazierski
Emily Sheepy
Michael Corrin
Nicholas Woolridge
Marc Dryer
Alexander Young
Derek Ng
Keefer Wells & Riley Braidwood
Kerri McPherson
Ashton Goebel
Nichole Zhou
Shubhreet Johal
Beth Green
Cynthia Lisa Dubé
Hilary Moors-Murphy
Caroline Haas
Main developer: Research, preproduction, scripting, asset design, 3D modelling, animations, sound design, activity development, accessibility design, project management
Primary supervisor
Primary content advisor
Secondary supervisor
Content advisor & education design
Programming support
3D modelling support
3D animation support
Interactive design support
Preproduction support
Background music
Education consultation
Accessibility design & education development
Accessibility design
Education development
Introduction video narration (English)
Introduction video narration (French)
NBW surface click SFX and consultation
NBW rasp and buzz SFX
Original Gully Deep Dive concept by Christine Stortini & Trevor Kenchington with support from
Ellen Kenchington
Hilary Moors-Murphy
Camille Mancion
Catalina Gomez
Tana Worcester
Original Deep Ocean Dive concept and storyboards by the Ocean School advisory team
Emily Sheepy
Lucija Prelovec
Scott Simpson
Janet Stalker
Devon Parsons
Fisheries and Oceans Canada: Maritimes Biology Team: Focus groups and research consultation
Armand McFarland
Christine Stortini
Hilary Moors-Murphy
Harri Pettitt-Wade
Javier Murillo Perez
Tana Worcester
Catalina Gomez
Tanya Pelrine
Catalina Gomez
Tanya Pelrine
Paul McNab
Camille Mancion
Ruth Jasmine Riley
Derek Fenton
Zeilang Wang
David Brickman
Funding provided by Fisheries and Oceans Canada as well as the Vesalius Trust.
This project was completed on the traditional land of the Huron-Wendat, the Seneca, and the Mississaugas of the Credit. Today, the city of Mississauga is still the home to many Indigenous people from across Turtle Island. We are grateful to have the opportunity to work on this land.
An interactive learning resource about the deep sea
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