Science Explorers Club’s (SEC) goal is to help increase cultural diversity in the Geosciences, especially among Native Americans. In San Diego, Kumeyaay, Luiseno, Cupeno, and Cahuilla people live on reservations. Applying research showing that vocational interest is acquired around ages 7-8, SEC takes Indian children outdoors monthly on their own lands to explore activities related to geology, hydrology, botany, ethnobotany, ecology, herpetology, ornithology, and entomology. Being a geologist, I particularly focus them on the geological forces that have changed their own land through time.
Hands on activities demonstrating ocean acidification as a byproduct of climate change and introduction into ongoing research by the National Park Service. Overview of Science Education programs offered at Cabrillo National Monument both as on-site and “in the classroom” field trips.
