Student Experiences - MATE ROV
Oregon Regional MATE ROV Competition
Student Experiences - Summer Camps
Free summer daycamps for coastal middle school students
Professional Development - MWEE workshops
Teacher workshops
Welcome!
The Oregon Coast STEM Hub promotes integrated science, technology, engineering and math education and serves coastal teachers, students and communities. It is one of several Regional STEM Hubs funded by the Oregon Department of Education. The Oregon Coast STEM Hub is centered at OSU's Hatfield Marine Science Center in Newport and serves the entire Oregon coast region.
Employment opportunities along the Oregon Coast have been growing in fields such as scientific research, marine technology, natural resource management, and eco-tourism. To prepare our local students for jobs in these and other STEM fields, and to help improve STEM literacy among all citizens, the Hub seeks to expand and improve the opportunities for students and teachers to engage in STEM learning.
Definitions for STEM
From the Oregon Department of Education:
"An approach to teaching and lifelong learning that emphasizes the natural interconnectedness of the four separate STEM disciplines. The connections are made explicit through collaboration between educators resulting in real and appropriate context build into instruction, curriculum, and assessment. The common element of problem solving is emphasized across all STEM disciplines allowing students to discover, explore and apply critical thinking skills as they learn."
From Mark Lewis, STEM Director for the Oregon Education Investment Board:
"Applied curiosity: an insatiable desire to know and a drive to create."
Oregon Sea Grant supports the Oregon Coast STEM Hub by providing project management, communications and program coordination
Oregon Coast STEM Hub Blog
STEM Hub Blog Feed
Student Research on the R/V Pacific Storm
-Jun 12, 2018
The Oregon Coast STEM Hub was awarded funding from Oregon Sea Grant to support a series of research cruises in 2018 on the Oregon State University research vessel Pacific Storm. This new program is designed to provide at-sea opportunities for high school, undergraduate, and graduate students to conduct their own research, as well as work […]
April 28 – Student underwater robotics competition
-Apr 24, 2018
Oregon underwater robotics competition connects students with marine technology in the Pacific Northwest April 23, 2018 Oregon Sea Grant has issued a challenge to students: Design and build an underwater robot that can locate the wreckage of an airplane, deploy equipment to monitor earthquakes, and install renewable energy devices, all of which will be […]
Student Perspective: ‘Taking Root’
-Mar 7, 2018
Nathan Malamud is a senior at Pacific High School in the small coastal community of Port Orford, Oregon. Last Fall, he created this 3 minute video to share what local communities can do to slow and reverse the effects of climate change. Are you looking for community and student stewardship ideas? Here’s a suggestion that […]
Aquarium Youth Team Place First at Salmon Bowl
-Feb 13, 2018
By Oregon Coast Aquarium Newport, Oregon Hailing from the central Oregon coast, the Nerdi Nautili have battled 50 mph winds, 60 foot waves, and countless cheesy jokes to be here today! This spirited statement is part of the group biography for the Nerdi Nautili, the Oregon Coast Aquariums team of six high school students that […]
Trash Talk Project
-Nov 21, 2017
From the Haystack Rock Awareness Program: The Haystack Rock Awareness Program has created a wearable art jewelry line crafted from marine debris named Trash Talk, intended to support our program and spark conversations that lead to more environmental stewardship. Frequently, people ask how they can assist our programs stewardship efforts beyond volunteering or donating financially. […]
Oregon Coast STEM Hub Events
