A set of educational videos were produced as part of the GEOTRACES summer school 2022, organised by Walter Geibert and Claudia Hanfland, at the Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI, Germany) and supported by the Volkswagen Stiftung.

The videos explain methods for trace element analysis of seawater samples used in the GEOTRACES programme. They have been developed with the aim of providing a useful resource for teachers and an attractive method for those willing to learn about trace metal sample analysis. Three videos are available:

Video #1: ICP-MS and ICP-OES for analysing marine samples.
This video explains the principles of ICP-OES and ICP-MS analysis. 

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Video #2: Calibrating and validating analysis of marine samples.
This video explains how instrumental readings are converted to quality-checked analytical results for marine samples.

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Video #3: Trace metal clean preparation of marine samples. 
This video explains the principles of working in a clean room with marine samples.

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Videos license: CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
Credit: Alfred Wegener Institute/eventfive GmbH

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Series of GEOTRACES Education (GTEd) videos 

A series of videos aiming at approaching the GEOTRACES international programme and the trace metal research to the general public are available on the GEOTRACES site. These videos can also be used as to teach and constitute an appealing method for students to learn about trace metal marine science.

They are available on GEOTRACES YouTube and Youku channels

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Do you have educational materials that you would like to share with the GEOTRACES Community?
Please send them to ipo@geotraces.org