Ocean FEST: Families Exploring Science Together (OEDG Track 1)

该奖项是根据2009年《美国复苏和再投资法案》(公法111-5)提供资金的。设在夏威夷大学马诺阿分校的微生物海洋学研究和教育中心(C-MORE)正与夏威夷海洋生物研究所(HIMB)合作，举办Ocean Fest(家庭共同探索科学)。这个以海洋为主题的课后家庭科学项目旨在增加夏威夷传统上代表性和服务不足的群体成员在地球科学方面的多样性，包括夏威夷原住民和太平洋岛民。两个小时的晚间节目将包括与环境有关的科学活动，如海洋微生物、珊瑚礁生态、密度和洋流、气候变化和海平面上升、海洋颜色和遥感以及海洋酸化。所有活动都符合国家科学标准和海洋素养原则。该计划以职业部分结束，强调地学职业对当地社区的价值-以及当地社区的就业机会。通过让学生和他们的家人接触到有趣的、吸引人的科学和地球科学职业道路，预计该项目将对学生的学业成就和劳动力多样性产生积极影响。课堂教师协助项目的实施，每次活动之前都会有30分钟的教师专业发展。每年将举办20个活动，在三年的项目期内，总共接触到2400名中学生、同等数量的家长和480名教育工作者。

This award is funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5). The Center for Microbial Oceanography: Research and Education (C-MORE), based at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, is partnering with the Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology (HIMB) to offer Ocean FEST (Families Exploring Science Together). This ocean-themed after school family science program is aimed at increasing diversity in the geosciences among members of groups that have been traditionally underrepresented and underserved in Hawaii, including Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders. The two-hour evening program will feature hands-on science activities on environmentally relevant topics such as marine micro-organisms, coral reef ecology, density and currents, climate change and sea level rise, ocean color and remote sensing, and ocean acidification. All activities are aligned with state science standards and Ocean Literacy Principles. The program concludes with a career component, emphasizing the value of geoscience careers to - and job opportunities in - the local community. By exposing both students and their families to fun, engaging science and geoscience career paths, it is expected that this project will have a positive impact on student academic achievement and workforce diversity. Classroom teachers assist with program delivery, and each event is preceded by thirty minutes of teacher professional development. Twenty events will be conducted each year, reaching a total of ~2400 middle school students, an equal number of parents and ~480 educators over the three-year project period.