ALL 250 UNDERREPRESENTED 6TH GRADE SCIENCE STUDENTS FROM A PRIMARY HISPANIC/LATINX COMMUNITY IN REDWOOD CITY (SAN MATEO COUNTY) WILL EXPERIENCE AND BUILD PERSPECTIVES ON THEIR LOCAL WATERSHED'S CONNECTION TO THE OCEAN, AND THE IMPACT OF COASTAL AND OCEAN ACIDIFICATION. EACH PROGRAM PARTICIPANT WILL SPEND 21 HOURS OF CONTACT TIME ENGAGING IN MULTIPLE HANDS-ON LEARNING MODULES. THESE LOCAL FIELD EXPERIENCES INCLUDE 6 IN-CLASS LAB EXPERIMENTS TO PRACTICE WITH THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD AS WELL AS WATER-BASED ACTIVITIES SUCH AS CONDUCTING A STREAM STUDY, PADDLING A CANOE FOR A WETLANDS STUDY, AND EXPLORING THE TIDEPOOLS OF THE PACIFIC COAST. THIS COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM WILL INCLUDE ACTIVITIES TO REDUCE MARINE DEBRIS IN THE WATERSHED, CONDUCT WATER QUALITY SURVEYS, AND INCREASE KNOWLEDGE OF COASTAL AND OCEAN ACIDIFICATION AND ITS EFFECTS ON LOCAL ORGANISMS.
Posted 12/20/24, 12:00 AM