Water education (WET) for Alabama's black belt: A hands-on field experience for middle school students and teachers

Special Paper of the Geological Society of America

Volumn 461, Issue , 2009, Pages 253-259

  Lee, Ming Kuo ^a   Wolf, Lorraine ^a   Hardesty, Kelli ^a   Beasley, Lee ^a   Smith, Jena ^a   Adams, Lara ^a   Stone, Kay ^a   Block, Dennis ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; CURRICULA; GROUNDWATER FLOW; MATERIALS HANDLING; STUDENTS; SURFACE WATER RESOURCES; SURFACE WATERS; TEACHING; WATER QUALITY;

CLEAN WATER RESOURCES; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES; HYDROLOGIC PROPERTIES; MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS; SCIENTIFIC EXPERTISE; STATE-OF-THE-ART EQUIPMENTS; SURFACE WATER AND GROUNDWATERS;

GROUNDWATER RESOURCES;

AQUIFER; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION; GROUNDWATER FLOW; STUDENT; SURFACE WATER; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

ALABAMA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77951487094     PISSN: 00721077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1130/2009.2461(20)     Document Type: Article

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