Tag K-12

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Alabama holds approximately 15% of all potable water in the United States, and it has a river delta so ecologically rich it is called “America’s Amazon.” However, most Alabama schoolchildren are not aware of it. “Delta Kids,” a new illustrated children’s book from Clean Water Alabama, is working to change that. The…

The Alabama Water Institute recently participated in the Scientific Research and Education Network, or SciREN.  Marine science graduate students created SciREN to share their research with school children. Since its founding, the network has spread to multiple institutions and states, including The University of Alabama.  SciREN converts the work of researchers into K-12 lesson plans…