In consultation with oregon state university and oregon sea grant faculty experts on ocean acidification, we will develop hands-on and grade-level-appropriate educational content that will follow ngss…

In consultation with oregon state university and oregon sea grant faculty experts on ocean acidification, we will develop hands-on and grade-level-appropriate educational content that will follow ngss standards. The educational content created for elementary, middle, and high school students will be piloted through the OSU science math investigative learning experiences (SMILE) program. The OSU SMILE program has a 35-year history of deep school-university partnerships that create access and opportunities to broaden participation and enhance career awareness and about stem topics for underserved racial/ethnic minority, low-income, first-generation, and other educationally disadvantaged rural students across oregon. SMILE educators will receive professional development on ocean and coastal acidification, will pilot the educational content in their after-school stem clubs, will track student engagement with the content, and will provide feedback on the content. Based on the feedback, project personnel will make final adjustments before disseminating the content through the larger OSU precollege programs' and program partners' networks and through educational outreach programs and opportunities. Educators will receive professional development on ocean and coastal acidification, will pilot the educational content in their after-school stem clubs, will track student engagement with the content, and will provide feedback on the content. Based on the feedback, project personnel will make final adjustments before disseminating the content through the larger OSU precollege programs and program partners networks and through educational outreach programs and opportunities.