ED008
K-12 Youth Sessions: K-12 Youth Ocean Science Research Presentations

Session ID#: 85190

Session Description:
K-12 students are producing quality ocean and water/earth scientific research throughout the world via in-school or after-school programs. These students are readily exposed to STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, Math) practices and are involved with adults and/or senior scientists to investigate earth and ocean processes including testing hypotheses and observing the environment. Sharing their research at an international scientific conference is beneficial to them, their peers, educators and attending scientists. K-12 students who are involved in such ocean and water/earth research as lead author or co-author are encouraged to participate. The goal of this session is to give K-12 students a platform to present their ocean and water/earth related research to scientists, educators and peers in order to network and gain feedback on their presentation and research, and join the ever-growing network of ocean science researchers. K-12 students are encouraged to choose an oral presentation or poster presentation format.
Index Terms:

0805 Elementary and secondary education [EDUCATION]
0810 Post-secondary education [EDUCATION]
0815 Informal education [EDUCATION]
0820 Curriculum and laboratory design [EDUCATION]


Primary Chair:  Elizabeth Duncan Eubanks, From the Ground Up Community Garden, Pensacola, FL, United States
Co-chairs:  Janet Warburton, ARCUS, Fairbanks, AK, United States and Kaylene Wakeman, California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo, STEM Teacher and Researcher Program (STEM), San Luis Obispo, CA, United States
Primary Liaison:  Janet Warburton, ARCUS, Fairbanks, AK, United States
 
Impact of Water Quality Variables on Plankton in the Monterey Bay (647141)
Wallace Nichols, Santa Catalina School, Monterey, CA, United States
 
The Effects of Temperature on the Metabolic Rates of Local Gastropods [Juvenile Haliotis and Tegula funebralis] (653216)
Corinne Christian, Santa Catalina School, Marine Ecology Research Program, Monterey, CA, United States and Kylie Ludviksen, Santa Catalina School, Marine Ecology Research Program, Monterey, United States
 
Observing Interactions Between Marine Snow and Tethered and Free-swimming Copepods (642140)
Hennessy Martinez, Mater Dei Catholic High School, Chula Vista, CA, United States, Jennifer C. Prairie, University of San Diego, Environmental and Ocean Sciences, San Diego, CA, United States, Thomas Drake, University of San Diego, San Diego, United States and Christian Briseño-Avena, University of San Diego, Department of Environmental and Ocean Sciences, San Diego, CA, United States