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2013 SOEST Open House! - 06.26.2013

COSEE-IE participated in the 12th biennial SOEST Open House on Friday October 25th and Saturday October 26th. This is a two-day event put on by the School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST) at the University of Hawaii, presented a diverse array of “hands-on” marine science activities, which highlight the research conducted by the faculty, students, and staff. COSEE-IE hosted an entire room devoted to exploration of coral ecosystems and developed a new lesson on coral disease and fluorescence. We also had corals under microscopes and an underwater listening activity available for students and families. School groups from across Oahu joined on the Friday, with over 5,300 students participating and 2,300 families joining in on Saturday. A total of 7,600 participants were estimated over the course of both days.

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