Is there a pressing question — a societal need — or even just a cool idea, the answer to which can be found on the ocean floor? This is your turn to be the scientist. Yeah, you be the scientist! We challenge you to design an experiment for the Extreme 2008 team at sea! To see what students submitted during our last cruise, check out Extreme Experiments 2004.

Take a look at our current experiments!

Experiment Guidelines
2008 Experiments

Experiment Guidelines

One experiment per classroom or student may be submitted. Your teacher should submit the experiment using the online form in the Teacher's Corner. The scientists will review all the experiments and select a number of them to perform aboard R/V Atlantis and the submersible Alvin.

Keep in mind that the scientists will be over 1,000 miles offshore and nowhere near a hardware store. So you should use common, everyday materials that you might expect to be housed aboard a ship that serves as both a laboratory and a home on the ocean for the scientists and crew.

Click here to submit your experiment

Extreme 2008 Experiments

Thank you for exploring this area. Below you will find the experiments that have been chosen to be conducted at sea during our research cruise!

TITLE: Smashing Pumpkins

SCHOOL: JACKSON CENTER HIGH SCHOOL
Jackson Center, OH

TEACHER: Jan Davidson

HYPOTHESIS: At what depth will a pumpkin implode?

EXPERIMENT STEPS

Step 1:

Step 2:

Step 3:

Attach a pumpkin to the outside of the Alvin.

View the pumpkin from the Alvin as it dives.

While viewing the pumpkin determine the depth at which it implodes.

Click here to see the results!

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