Students will engage with marine organizations to interview experts and conduct hands-on experiments to identify and empathize with the effects of noise pollution on marine life, forming a foundational understanding that will guide their project development.

Students will synthesize insights from their empathy work to clearly define the problem of noise pollution affecting marine species, collaborating with marine organizations and engaging in peer reviews to refine their understanding over four days.

Students will collaborate in teams to brainstorm diverse solutions addressing noise pollution's impact on marine life, drawing inspiration from community partner insights, and prepare sketches, storyboards, or mind maps, setting a foundation for the upcoming prototype phase.

Students will create scale models of marine environments to prototype solutions for minimizing noise pollution impacts on animal species, incorporating feedback for refinement and exploring innovative, interactive elements that align with concepts from prior phases.

Students will present their noise pollution prototype models to marine organizations, gather feedback to evaluate effectiveness, and refine their solutions based on peer critiques, wrapping up with an oral presentation of their findings to the class and community.