ED34B:
K-12 Youth Sessions: K-12 Youth Ocean Science Research Presentations I Posters

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.
Primary Chair:  Elizabeth Duncan Eubanks, From the Ground Up Community Garden, Pensacola, United States
Co-chairs:  Janet Warburton, Arctic Research Consortium of the U.S. (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, Arctic Research Consortium of the U.S. (ARCUS), Fairbanks, AK, United States

Abstracts Submitted to this Session:

 
Photo-Oxidative Degradation Effect On Common Plastics In The Ocean (658917)
Danielle Hart, Shelby Lefoley, Leah Hart and Trinity O'Neill, Narragansett High School, Narragansett, RI, United States
 
Protecting Threatened, Endangered to Florida or at Risk Winter Shorebirds (658908)
Shamaria Jones1, Lalia Long2 and Sharese Riddle2, (1)United States, (2)Dixon School of the Arts and Sciences, United States
 
The Effect of Ultraviolet Light on the Photodegradation Rate of Three Different Types of Plastic on Beaches (658952)
Calla Reardon and Sally Bouley, Narragansett High School, Narragansett, RI, United States
 
Effect of Ionizing Radiation on Volvox carteri (658737)
Emma Mueller, St. Joseph's Academy, Saint Louis, MO, United States
 
The Effect of Differently Trafficked Areas on the Stress of Feeder Fish Measured by the Amount of Ammonia (ppm) Released by the Fish (658757)
Layni Bellavia, Narragansett High School, Narragansett, RI and Julia Highcove, Narragansett High School, Narragansett, RI, United States
 
Building baselines: Evaluating plant communities on the islands of Bahía de los Ángeles, Baja California, Mexico (658832)
Joel Barkan1, Barbara Hewett1, Drew M Talley2 and Garavous Kouekabakilaho1, (1)Ocean Discovery Institute, San Diego, CA, United States, (2)University of San Diego, Marine Sciences, San Diego, CA, United States
 
Nurdle Patrol at Saint Stanislaus (658837)
Drew West, United States and Saint Stanislaus Marine Science Interns
 
The Effects of Different Coastal Substrates on the Filtration of Surface Runoff into Bodies of Water (658840)
Aivan Durfee, Patrick LaCroix and Jack Lague, Narragansett High School, Narragansett, RI, United States
 
The Effects of Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals on Crayfish in a Freshwater Ecosystem (658846)
Margie Lodes, St. Joseph's Academy, St. Louis, MO, United States
 
Plastic Leftovers: Escambia and Santa Rosa Counties, FL (658872)
Re'Niyah Prim, Dixon School of the Arts and Science, Pensacola, FL, United States, Angel Sessions, Dixon School of the Arts and Sciences, Pensacola, FL, United States and Aasha Reed, Dixon School of the Arts and Sciences, United States
 
Impact of Water Quality Variables on Plankton in the Monterey Bay (647141)
Wallace Nichols, Santa Catalina School, Monterey, CA, 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, 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
 
Our Roads, are Large Thermoelectric Power Generator! (658964)
Ian Weiss, Edison High School, Fountain Valley, CA, United States and Nicola Weiss, Edison High School, Huntington Beach, CA, United States