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Marine & Aquatic Science Literacy
National Sea Grant Goal: Provide national leadership in the development of well-prepared professionals who understand marine and aquatic science and research, and to be a leader in enhancing public aquatic sciences literacy from “cradle to grave.”
Virtually every serious study of national goals for the new millennium underscores the critical importance of education to national prosperity. To sustain a growing economy, we must also be stewards of the natural environment upon which all life depends.
UW Sea Grant contributes to this national Sea Grant theme by providing leadership in the development of well-prepared professionals who understand and are conversant in Great Lakes and aquatic science, by supporting teachers to advance and develop their scientific skills through formal and informal educational opportunities, and by extending science education beyond schools and into families and communities. In pursuit of institutional as well as thematic priorities, UW Sea Grant is creating opportunities for K–12 teachers—especially those of underrepresented groups—to increase their marine/aquatic science literacy.
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