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 2003 team at sea!

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. To see what students submitted last year, check out Extreme Experiments 2002.

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

Come back and see what experiments have been chosen for Extreme 2003!