4-H boosts youth scientific literacy with ANR water education curriculum
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Smith, Martin H; Heck, Katherine E; Worker, Stephen
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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.
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2012
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California Agriculture
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66/4
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Smith, Martin H; Heck, Katherine E; Worker, Stephen