Extreme 2008 cruise
http://www.expeditions.udel.edu/extreme08/
An expedition to explore deep-sea hydrothermal vents at the East Pacific Rise and Guaymas Basin - the new interactive website includes a special Teacher's Corner, Extreme Activities for students, daily blogs, a chance to listen in live during research dives, and much more.
From November 10–30, 2008, scientists from the University of Delaware will lead an international research team on Extreme 2008: A Deep-Sea Adventure - a 21-day expedition to explore hydrothermal vent sites in the Pacific Ocean and the Gulf of California (Sea of Cortés). Teachers and their classes (recommended for grades 6 –12) are invited to participate in this unique educational experience.
Classrooms can participate in this award-winning program via an interactive Web site, curriculum, study guide and special activities, including a "Phone Call to the Deep" for selected schools. The Web site will contain basic information about the expedition and hydrothermal vents — from biographies on the science team to a closeup look at vent life, with a special focus on viruses and protists. The site also will include information posted daily from the scientists at sea, including blogs, dive logs, interviews with crew, and video clips from the submersible Alvin. Students will be able to submit questions to the scientists in "Write the Scientists," design experiments in "Extreme Experiments" (a selected number will be chosen by the scientists and conducted at sea) and work on entries for a "Virtual Science Fair."
The research team includes scientists and graduate students from the University of Delaware, University of Southern California, J. Craig Venter Institute, University of Colorado, University of North Carolina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Mexico and the University of Waikato, New Zealand.
