Ocean acidification can be a daunting topic to cover in the classroom, but for Washington state’s coastal communities, the issue is often personal.
![Three educators explore a rocky outcropping and nearby tidal pools on a beach. (Image credit: Maggie Allen/NOAA) Three educators explore a rocky outcropping and nearby tidal pools on a beach.](/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_width_1275/public/2021-06/img_8442.jpg?h=6fc09209&itok=WQOmWCo-)
From July 24-26, 2017, Nicole Harris, Education Specialist for NOAA's Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary, held a teacher training workshop with the Pacific Education Institute on how to incorporate ocean acidification into their classrooms. The workshop included excursions to local tidepools at Ruby Beach, and here Nicole explores low tide with teachers, spotting species like sea cucumbers, sea stars, lichens, and hermit crabs. (Image credit: Maggie Allen/NOAA)