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4-H boosts youth scientific literacy with ANR water education curriculum

Author(s) -

Martin H. Smith,

Katherine Heck,

Steven Worker

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

california agriculture

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.472

H-Index - 25

eISSN - 2160-8091

pISSN - 0008-0845

DOI - 10.3733/ca.v066n04p158

Subject(s) - curriculum , scientific literacy , literacy , agriculture , science education , mathematics education , pedagogy , sociology , psychology , ecology , biology

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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