{"id":1439,"date":"2020-08-05T05:41:44","date_gmt":"2020-08-05T05:41:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aaes.auburn.edu\/alabamawaterwatch\/?page_id=1439"},"modified":"2023-01-10T18:22:54","modified_gmt":"2023-01-10T18:22:54","slug":"4-h-aww-curricula","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/aaes.auburn.edu\/alabamawaterwatch\/4-h-aww-curricula\/","title":{"rendered":"4-H AWW Curricula"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>All 4-H AWW&nbsp;curriculum is correlated to the AL Course of Study. Specific correlations are listed in the&nbsp;curriculum, and&nbsp;can be provided by AWW upon request. In&nbsp;addition,&nbsp; AWW&nbsp;is a State-Approved Stackable Credential for the Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources Cluster.&nbsp;Find descriptions of all 4-H AWW Curriculum below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Exploring Our Living Streams<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-background has-very-dark-gray-background-color has-very-dark-gray-color is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;<em>Exploring Our Living Streams<\/em>&nbsp;curriculum provides hands-on activities aimed at helping students learn about the uniqueness of Alabama\u2019s waters, pollution threats to our waters, and how to be a watershed steward. Furthermore, it prepares educators (teachers, informal educators, and volunteers) to train youth as citizen scientists who can collect and understand credible water quality data.&nbsp;<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are currently EOLS editions for Water Chemistry Monitoring and Stream Biomonitoring, and a Bacteriological Monitoring edition is being piloted in 2021 through a special project supported by a NOAA BWET Grant (<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/wp.auburn.edu\/aww\/new-4-h-alabama-water-watch-project-exploring-pathogen-pollution-in-our-waters\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/wp.auburn.edu\/aww\/new-4-h-alabama-water-watch-project-exploring-pathogen-pollution-in-our-waters\/<\/a>)&nbsp;&nbsp; Each edition of EOLS includes content related to&nbsp;about the water environment, pollution, and stream ecology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Educators gain access to the EOLS curriculum by completing an EOLS workshop during which they are also certified as AWW water monitors. Educators who work with the 4-H AWW Program to implement the curriculum can work with AWW to certify their students or club members as 4-H AWW monitors, allowing them to collect and submit water data. Educators also receive CEUs for their participation.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"232\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/aaes.auburn.edu\/alabamawaterwatch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/living-streams-biomonitoring-cover-232x300.jpg\" alt=\"living-streams-biomonitoring-cover\" class=\"wp-image-621\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/aaes.auburn.edu\/alabamawaterwatch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/sites\/7\/2020\/05\/living-streams-cover-209x300.jpg\" alt=\"living-streams-cover\" class=\"wp-image-622\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">An Educator&#8217;s Guide to Alabama Rivers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><em>An Educator\u2019s Guide to Alabama\u2019s Rivers&nbsp;<\/em>is a companion guide to Dr. Bill Deutsch\u2019s book,&nbsp;<em>Alabama Rivers: A Celebration &amp; Challenge.&nbsp;<\/em>The goal of the curriculum is to guide educators as they use&nbsp;<em>Alabama Rivers: A Celebration &amp; Challenge&nbsp;<\/em>to<em>&nbsp;<\/em>impart Alabama River related knowledge, inspiration, and challenges to young students throughout the state. The&nbsp;easy to use&nbsp;curriculum is correlated to the AL Course of Study Standards for Social Studies and Science for grades 4-7, and is easily adapted for upper grades and other subject matter. Development of&nbsp;the curriculum was supported by the Alabama Bicentennial Commission and&nbsp;MidSouth&nbsp;RC&amp;D Council.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/aaes.auburn.edu\/alabamawaterwatch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/11\/AL-Rivers-Guide-Cover-Image-890x1024.jpg\" alt=\"2019 Cover for An Educator's guide to Alabama Rivers\" class=\"wp-image-5795\" width=\"223\" height=\"256\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Educators who participate in Alabama Rivers Educator Workshops will receive copies of the&nbsp;<em>Guide&nbsp;<\/em>and&nbsp;<em>Alabama Rivers&nbsp;<\/em>book.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a class=\"text-lg button\" href=\"https:\/\/aaes.auburn.edu\/alabamawaterwatch\/events\/\">Upcoming Workshop Opportunities<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>All 4-H AWW&nbsp;curriculum is correlated to the AL Course of Study. Specific correlations are listed in the&nbsp;curriculum, and&nbsp;can be provided by AWW upon request. 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