Project COOL: Where communities and academia come together

COOL 项目：实验室外的化学海洋学汇集了地球科学家、本科生和中学生。 该计划首先为教学的地球科学家（例如教授、博士后）举办专业发展和课程设计研讨会。 然后，通过华盛顿大学的“管道项目”，华盛顿大学向本科生和研究生提供地球科学专业的课程。 最后，参与者选择参加由西雅图公园和休闲中心以及西雅图公立学区运营的课外时间 (OST) 计划。 COOL OST 项目在西雅图地区的多所中学提供，并将通过与 SoundCitizen (http://soundcitizen.org) 合作，让代表性不足的年轻人参与真正的科学研究。SoundCitizen 是一个由大学主办的公民科学团体，旨在促进公众参与地球科学研究。 该项目将： a) 为中学生创造一个以科学为基础的实验室和实地研究体验，数据显示他们正在有意识和无意识地就 STEM 科学在他们未来中的作用做出决定； b) 科学地调查共同参与科学研究的中学生和本科生科学家的身份发展、学习实践和参与度； c) 产生高质量的数据和信息，供水生化学家领导的团队用于进一步的研究和教育任务。 该项目由两个目标驱动；需要为不同职业和教育阶段的科学家和学生（特别是教授、本科生和中学生）提供地球科学机会和指导，需要开发可跨项目使用的测量模型和方法，以进一步了解青年如何从基于地方的项目中学习。

Project COOL: Chemical Oceanography Outside the Lab brings together geoscientists, undergraduate students and middle school youth. The program begins with professional development and curriculum design workshops for geoscientists who teach (e.g. professors, postdocs). Then a course at the University of Washington is offered to geoscience majors at both the undergraduate and graduate level through the UW's "Pipeline Project". Finally, participants opt into participating in an Out of School Time (OST) Program run through Seattle Parks and Recreation and the Seattle Public School District. Project COOL OST is offered at multiple Seattle area middle schools and will engage underrepresented youth in authentic scientific research through collaboration with SoundCitizen (http://soundcitizen.org), a university-housed citizen science collective that fosters public involvement in geosciences research. This project will: a) create a scientifically-grounded lab and field research experience for middle school youth at a time when data shows they are consciously and unconsciously making decisions about the role of STEM science in their futures; b) scientifically investigate identity development, learning practices and engagement for both the middle school youth and the undergraduate student scientists that participate together in scientific research; and, c) produce high quality data and information that will be used by the aquatic chemists leading the teams to further research and educational missions. This project is driven by two objectives; a need to provide geosciences opportunities and mentoring for scientists and students at different career and educational stages (specifically professors, undergraduate students and middle school youth), and a need to develop measurement models and methods that can be used across programs to further understand how youth learn from place-based programs.