ABOUT THIS PROJECT



     The integration of Environmental Education and STEM is a topic of growing interest to Environmental Educators.  In this project students design, test, and build machines that will make the Rappahannock River a cleaner and healthier stream.  Using information provided by watershed programs from Friends of the Rappahannock educators and guided by a Design Brief, teams of fourth grade students will build and test machines for cleaning the river.  Emphasis will be placed on the use of alternative energy to power these machines and their work will be documented through the use of science journals that build literacy skills.

Project Partners

Project Directors
George Meadows, Professor, UMW College of Education
gmeadows@umw.edu
Antonio Causarano, Assistant Professor, UMW College of Education
acausara@umw.edu 

Administrative Support
Terry Luttrell, Administrative Coordinator, UMW College of Education

For additional information please contact George Meadows at the above listed e-mail address.

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