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Wetland Curriculum for Kentucky High Schools

Wetland Curriculum for Kentucky High Schools

AEN-178: Wetland Curriculum for Kentucky High Schools

Authored by: Emily Nottingham Tiffany Messer Carmen Agouridis

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Abstract

Wetland curriculum for high schoolers is designed to provide students with knowledge concerning the natural environment and its associated problems with water quality and quantity, along with awareness of how to help solve these problems. The wetland curriculum introduces water quality concerns in surface and groundwater from humans (e.g., urbanization, mining activities, agricultural practices) and environmental factors (e.g., flood events, droughts). It also includes learning about wetland processes (e.g., nitrogen cycle, water cycle, phytoremediation, sorption, nutrient mixing, microbial activity) and functions (e.g., water storage, water treatment, animal and pollinator habitat, flood control, recreation). Implementation of the wetland curriculum into science classes allows students to make connections between restoration, environmental policies and regulations, and the engineering design process.

Core Details

Publication ID

AEN-178

Status

New

Publication Date

Jan. 23, 2025

Series

Multi-Part Series

N/A


Categorical Details

Language

English

Peer Reviewed?

Yes


Keywords

Wetland, Wetlands, Curriculum, High School

Contact Information

Tawana Brown
Associate Director, Educational Publications

361 Blazer Dining 343 S. Martin Luther King Blvd. Lexington, KY 40526-0012

+1 (859) 257-7566

tawana.brown@uky.edu