Abstract
Scientific literacy among K-12 youth in the United States needs to be improved, and UC Agriculture and Natural Resources has identified this as a key area for research and extension. In 2010, ANR developed a water education curriculum for implementation by 4-H, which has a record of successful, nonformal science education programming that complements classroom-based instruction. The development of the new curriculum, There's No New Water!, is described, and preliminary results from a pilot test with high school youth are provided. Preliminary outcomes showed gains in both science knowledge and life skills.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 158-163 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | California Agriculture |
| Volume | 66 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Oct 1 2012 |
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4-H boosts youth scientific literacy with ANR water education curriculum. / Smith, Martin; Heck, Katherine E.; Worker, Steven M.
In: California Agriculture, Vol. 66, No. 4, 01.10.2012, p. 158-163.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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