Coastal Ocean Science Academy

There are still openings and scholarships available for the Coastal Ocean Science Academy (COSA), located at the Marine Science Center in Nahant, Massachusetts! COSA aims to connect young people with marine and coastal habitats and the factors that shape them. The program is based at Northeastern University's Marine Science Center on the rocky shores of Nahant, Massachusetts, and includes off-site field trips to locations both on and off the water. In 2016, we are offering a weeklong middle school program, as well as one introductory and one advanced high school program, each lasting two weeks. Students in the middle school program will learn how to keep a field notebook and take basic measurements of weather, water quality, and biodiversity all while exploring the relationships between these parameters. In the introductory high school program, students will develop basic research skills while covering topics including identifying and classifying marine organisms, monitoring water quality, measuring species richness and diversity, and analyzing survey results. Students in the advanced high school program will deepen their knowledge of local coastal ecology and habitats through student-led field investigation on a research topic of their choice.