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AWAKE Water Quality and Nonpoint Source Pollution

Through this project, students will investigate water quality problems in the Cane Run watershed alongside University of Kentucky and University of Louisville researchers. Elementary, middle and high school students from Georgetown and Lexington will collect data on community-based water quality problems, while improving their science content, science process skills, and understanding of the nature of science. The question the students are interested in understanding is how activities within their watershed impact water quality.

CURRICULUM

• 2006-07 Instructional Plans
• 2007-08 Instructional Plans

Community Partners

The Tracy Farmer Center would like to thank our many community partners who make this program possible.

Amanda Gumbert
Cooperative Extension Service

Ashley Osborne
Environmental And Natural Resource Issues Task Force
Cooperative Extension Service

Russell Barnett, Director for Research and Development
Kentucky Institute for the Environment and Sustainable Development

Richard Kopp
Georgetown College

Earl Smith
Scott County Water

Eric Comley
Fayette County Cooperative Extension Service

Ken Cooke
Kentucky Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Water

PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS/TEACHERS 2007-08

Scott County Public Schools

Georgetown Middle School
2168 Frankfort Rd.
Georgetown, KY 40324
Gayla Thompson

Field Trip Photographs

Garth Elementary
501 S. Hamilton St.
Georgetown, KY 40324
Lynnette Mills

Field Trip Photographs

Scott County Middle School
1036 Cardinal Drive
Georgetown, KY 40324
Rebecca Saager

Field Trip Photographs

Fayette County Public Schools

Linlee Elementary School
2545 Georgetown Road
Lexington, KY 40511
Bonnie Orthmeyer
Matt Noblin
Janelle Kitchen

Great Scientists

Henry Clay High School
2100 Fontaine Rd.
Lexington, KY 40502
Kenneth Clark

CONTACTS

Dr. Carol Hanley
Director of Education and Communications
Tracy Farmer Center for the Environment
University of Kentucky, College of Agriculture
1401 University Drive KTRDC - 200B
Lexington, KY 40546-0076
Phone: 859-333-8248
chanley@uky.edu

Brian Radcliffe
Program Instructor
Tracy Farmer Center for the Environment
University of Kentucky, College of Agriculture
1401 University Drive KTRDC - 200B
Lexington, KY 40546-0076
Phone: 859-608-5258
Brian.radcliffe@uky.edu