Chipola Area

Ground Water Outreach Project

Project Co-Directors:

Chipola College has recently received funding for a Department of Environmental Protection grant, titled the Chipola Area Ground Water Outreach Project.  This project is designed to provide Chipola’s science students and Chipola’s pre-service science teachers with opportunities to engage in learning activities with middle and high school students, focusing on the value of ground water to all users.

This project will introduce ground water as a valuable resource to the Chipola College district students and communities in the counties of Calhoun, Holmes, Jackson, Liberty and Washington.  Ground water is a valuable and immediate resource, which when misused has immediate repercussions for the land, animals, and residents of a region. 

Further, Learning in Florida’s Environment (LIFE) is an initiative to establish a series of field-based, environmental-science education programs around the state.  The initiative includes a focus on a) alignment with Florida Sunshine State standards, 2) emphasis on observation and inference as critical components of the scientific method, and 3) and integration of all subject areas by connecting field experiences with pre- and post-classroom lessons in addition to other guiding principles.

An educator group, consisting of middle and high school science instructors and Chipola's Science faculty and BS Science Education majors, will be developed.  This group will promote, develop and implement hands-on learning activities to understand ground water value and will disseminate information to our stakeholders.  Stakeholders consist of our children, who are long-term learners; college and young adults who are mid-term learners; and short term learners, who are adults in the community.

Calhoun County Health Department       

850-674-5645

Holmes County Health Department        

850-547-8500

Jackson County Health Department       

850-482-9227

NEWSLETTER ISSUES: 

Chipola Area Ground Water Outreach Project

Vol. 1, Issue 1  February 21, 2007

Vol. 1, Issue 2  August 13, 2007