Beyond the Tap: Engaging Students through a Service Learning, Community-Based Water Quality Testing Exercise

Autor/in	McNally, Alison
Titel	Beyond the Tap: Engaging Students through a Service Learning, Community-Based Water Quality Testing Exercise
Quelle	In: Geography Teacher, 17 (2020) 2, S.56-61 (6 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1933 8341
DOI	10.1080/19338341.2020.1759117
Schlagwörter	Water Quality; Learner Engagement; Service Learning; Learning Activities; College Students; General Education; Cooperative Learning; California + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Wasserqualität; Service-Learning; Lernaktivität; Collegestudent; Allgemein bildendes Schulwesen; Allgemeinbildung; Kooperatives Lernen; Kalifornien
Abstract	The author, an instructor of lower division general education (G.E.) geography courses, describes how to incorporate high-impact practices into courses that allow for experiential and project-based learning. Often, these experiences can be framed through a service learning component, which provides students an opportunity to partner with the local community to address regional issues. In this article the author describes a project where students collected water samples from within their own community, which were then analyzed for biological and chemical indicators of water quality. The students subsequently used the results to pose questions within their local community and share knowledge about water management and sustainability. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01