This paper reports perspectives of high school students and their teachers on how context-based learning can support students with varied educational and vocational aspirations to engage with and learn about emerging fields. Specifically, through analyses of qualitative data from student and teacher interviews, this study explores how a healthcare context-based curriculum featuring in-class activities and an out-of-class datathon can introduce students to core concepts, practices, and the role of fields like data science, AI, and ML. Suggested citation: A.D. Bopardikar, M. Cassidy, A. Gardiner

The study of Atlantic puffins among Maine middle-school science students provides a fascinating subject for integrating ecology, ornithology, and data practices. Atlantic puffins have made a remarkable comeback in Maine over the last 50 years under the leadership of ornithologist Stephen Kress and the National Audubon Society's Seabird Institute (Kress & Jackson, 2020). Studying the extent to which this seabird population has changed, and the reasons for these changes, is the focus of the Puffins curriculum project (Tumblehome, n.d.; NSF DRL-2241777). The curriculum combines a place-based

The study of Atlantic puffins among Maine middle-school science students provides a fascinating subject for integrating ecology, ornithology, and data practices. Atlantic puffins have made a remarkable comeback in Maine over the last 50 years under the leadership of ornithologist Stephen Kress and the National Audubon Society's Seabird Institute (Kress & Jackson, 2020). Studying the extent to which this seabird population has changed, and the reasons for these changes, is the focus of the Puffins curriculum project (Tumblehome, n.d.; NSF DRL-2241777). The curriculum combines a place-based