By Heather Waldman

In a science classroom, nothing beats hands-on learning. That’s especially true when students can work to solve a problem that affects their own community.

Last fall, the Solano County Office of Education was awarded a grant to help bring some of that real-world science experience to its students.

Under the NOAA Bay Watershed Education and Training (B-WET) grant, students are helping researchers with UC Davis and NOAA explore the mystery of “spinning salmon”.

Source: Solano County high schoolers try to solve ‘spinning salmon’ mystery