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

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" 4-H boosts youth scientific literacy with ANR water education curriculum "
Smith, Martin H; Heck, Katherine E; Worker, Stephen

Document Type	:	AL
Record Number	:	944825
Doc. No	:	LA62h8v687
Language of Document	:	English
Main Entry	:	Smith, Martin H; Heck, Katherine E; Worker, Stephen
Title & Author	:	4-H boosts youth scientific literacy with ANR water education curriculum [Article]\ Smith, Martin H; Heck, Katherine E; Worker, Stephen
Title of Periodical	:	California Agriculture
Volume/ Issue Number	:	66/4
Date	:	2012
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.