1. 1 Developing Ocean Science Curriculum Resources for Spanish- speaking Communities Observation ● Prediction ● Analysis ● Collaboration www.stccmop.org Monica 20 August 2010 Frontline mentor: Dr. Grant Law Senior mentor: Dr. Antonio Baptista

2. 2 Intro: Me Graduated from Westview High School Will attend Portland State University 4 th summer at CMOP –Comparing model (simulation) vs. observed data ModelObservation May 17 2009 –June 27 2009

3. 3 Center for Coastal Margin Observation & Prediction Vision: “We seek to develop a new way of studying and understanding the coastal environment, with which to address the increasing challenges faced by those environments due to human activities and changing climate.” The only NSF Science and technology Center (STC) ever focused on coastal margins Represents a large multi-institutional partnership. Education: “The center is committed to improving the diversity of the U.S. workforce in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM disciplines). Women and persons from underrepresented minority groups are encouraged to become involved with the center.”

4. 4 Project Translate ocean science lessons to Spanish –Make it accessible for Spanish-speaking communities –Introduce and get students interested in ocean science –Target: K-12

5. 5 Statistics The U.S. Census Bureau reports that 39 percent of the population under the age of 18 is a racial or ethnic minority. However, in 2000, only 3.4 percent of the science and engineering jobs were held by Latinos. Today, five percent of the American workforce is employed in Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM)- related jobs, yet only two percent of Latinos are employed in these occupations.

6. 6 Goal Translate ocean science lesson plans –Translated lesson plans will be reviewed by Spanish professor from Portland State University Have lesson plans available on the web (CMOP website http://www.stccmop.org/ & others) http://www.stccmop.org/

7. 7 Translated Activities Hypoxia Density Habitat Squeeze Exploring Ocean Observing Systems Horizontal Water Movement Gliders & Ocean Observing

8. 8 Example- Ocean Observing Systems

9. 9 Another example- Underwater Gliders

10. 10 In Spanish

11. 11 E.A.R.T.H Workshop Gave presentation to the teachers Went to Astoria, WA –Learned about drifters –Build a drifter –Learn how to access CMOP glider data

12. 12 E.A.R.T.H. Workshop and my project Teachers developed new lesson plans –Translated 1 lesson plan they generated: Gliders & Ocean Observatories

13. 13 SA Oceanography Camp at CMOP Went to Ilwaco, WA Looked at temp. and conductivity (salinity) using Conductivity, Temperature, & Depth (CTD) sensor Collected water samples using Niskin bottle

14. 14 Summary Completed the translation of six lesson plans –Translating is time consuming & challenging

15. 15 Future Work Have completed lesson plans on the web Finish translating lesson plans from teacher workshop Translate more ocean science lesson plans

16. 16 Sources Centers For Ocean Sciences Education Excellence (COSEE) –http://www.cosee-ma.net/education/index.htm Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) –http://www.mbari.org/earth/2010/schedule10.htmhttp://www.mbari.org/earth/2010/schedule10.htm "Help Wanted: Seeking Latino students to pursue math and science fields." National Education Association. National Education Association, 01 04 2010. Web. 19 Aug 2010..

17. 17 Acknowledgements Saturday Academy-ASE CMOP Dr. Grant Law Dr. Antonio Baptista Karen Wegner National Science Foundation

18. 18 Thank You! Any questions?