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What
is Youth X
Youth Science
Explorations (Youth X for short) is a dynamic science program
designed to introduce talented middle school students to the
study of natural sciences in Northern California. Using the
Museum’s exhibits and hands-on teaching collections,
students learn about the places they will visit and develop
observation and questioning skills (including biological illustration
and the recording of scientific field notes). Armed with newly
learned scientific skills and a deep appreciation for California’s
land and sea environments, students engage in field studies
with scientists and educators in natural settings all over
Northern California. They discover the diversity of California’s
environment and make connections between the living and physical
worlds of California.
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Sausalito
sound map, Myalisha Dessman |
Giant
Sea Bass in Kelp, Folasade Ayankoya |
Meet
the Youth X Staff!
In 2002,
YouthX participants took part in seven field trips around
Northern California, five workshops at the Oakland Museum,
and volunteered in special family festivals at the museum.
On some of our trips, Youth X participants explored tide
pool life at Half Moon Bay and studied San Francisco Bay
aquatic
life on board the Marine Science Institute research vessel.
The highlights of Youth X 2001 were overnight trips to
Monterey,
where students visited the Monterey Bay Aquarium and kayaked
in Elkhorn Slough, and a trip to Lake Shasta, where students
learned caving skills and explored Samwel Cave and Lake Shasta
Caverns.
Youth
Science Explorations is one of the most exciting programs
at the Oakland Museum of California. It was designed for outstanding
middle school students in the East Bay who have had little
opportunity to develop their interests in natural science.
Are you a middle school student in the East Bay? Have you
ever thought about becoming a marine biologist or a geologist?
Then click here for application
information to Youth Science Explorations.
Youth Science Explorations
are funded by Gap Foundation, The Y & H Soda Foundation
and Stephen and Susan Chamberlin.
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