Location

Columbia, SC

Event Website

http://www.clemson.edu/public/sc_water_resources/index.html

Start Date

12-10-2016 8:00 AM

Description

The What’s in Our Waters (WOW) program was designed by graduate students from the Biology and Environmental Toxicology programs at Clemson University (CU) in June 2013. WOW has established a successfully running model with the AP Environmental Science class of a local high school in Central, SC.. The programs’ success and the collected data are useful for both educators working to evolve environmental education and as well as researchers working to increase interest in citizen science. The structure of this program brings attention to South Carolina’s water resources and alters students’ perceptions of science and scientists.

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Oct 12th, 8:00 AM

Clemson WOW Project: Successes of a water quality outreach program

Columbia, SC

The What’s in Our Waters (WOW) program was designed by graduate students from the Biology and Environmental Toxicology programs at Clemson University (CU) in June 2013. WOW has established a successfully running model with the AP Environmental Science class of a local high school in Central, SC.. The programs’ success and the collected data are useful for both educators working to evolve environmental education and as well as researchers working to increase interest in citizen science. The structure of this program brings attention to South Carolina’s water resources and alters students’ perceptions of science and scientists.

https://open.clemson.edu/scwrc/2016/2016posters/4