Project COOL: Where communities and academia come together

酷项目：实验室外的化学海洋学将地球科学家、本科生和中学生聚集在一起。该方案首先为任教的地球科学家(如教授、博士后)举办专业发展和课程设计讲习班。然后，华盛顿大学通过华盛顿大学的“管道项目”，为本科生和研究生开设了一门地球科学专业的课程。最后，参与者选择参加西雅图公园和娱乐中心以及西雅图公立学区的课外时间(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)，)的合作，让未被充分代表的青年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)为中学生创造一个有科学依据的实验室和实地研究体验，当数据显示他们正在有意识和无意识地就STEM科学在他们的未来中所扮演的角色做出决定时；b)科学地调查中学青年和一起参与科学研究的本科生科学家的身份发展、学习实践和参与度；以及c)产生高质量的数据和信息，供领导团队进一步研究和教育任务的水生化学家使用。该项目由两个目标推动：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，以及需要开发可跨项目使用的测量模型和方法，以进一步了解年轻人如何从以地点为基础的项目中学习。

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.