Debra Brice from San Marcos middle school was set to go to sea on June 18th, 2011 and examine the processes structuring marine food webs in the California Current Ecosystem (CCE). Kim White, also from San Marcos middle school, as well as two other teachers (Denise Litt and Ariel Valentino from Serra High school in the San Diego Unified School District) were set to join the expedition, providing land-based assistance in the form of classroom application.
Under the guidance of CCE-LTER Education and Outreach coordinator Beth Simmons who will direct the related blog (link: http://cce.lternet.edu/outreach/blogs/cruise201106/), the teachers will be encouraged to post new and thought-provoking questions as they follow this journey during June and July.