Abstract 1663 Bringing CRISPR-Based Inquiry into the High School

SciTrek is an outreach program from the University of California at Santa Barbara that engages K-12 students in authentic inquiry guided by university students. Scitrek has since worked closely with the Santa Barbara School District (59.9% Latino, 31.1% White, 2.9% Asian, 0.7% Black, 4.9% Multiracial, 0.2% Native, 31.5% economically disadvantaged (US News)) and private schools to bring engaging science modules to local students of all socioeconomic backgrounds. Prior results of the SciTrek program have demonstrated significant improvement in the three metrics of 1) students' content understanding, 2) critical thinking, and 3) attitudes toward science.