Anderson County Soil and Water Conservation District

Youth Education Programs and Yearly Scholarships/Contests

Education is a huge part of what we do here at ASWCD! These programs are designed to help students learn about environmental stewardship and how they can make a difference in their own county!
Our Education and Outreach Coordinator is available to present classroom conservation programs for schools and youth groups on a limited basis. All programs are correlated with SC Science Standards, Next Generation Science Standards, Common Core Standards and tailored to each grade level.
Guidelines
  • Programs are typically presented to one class at a time (max 25 students) with up to 3 presentation/classes at the same school in one day.
  • We love being outside! If you have an outdoor classroom, it is preferred over indoors - but this is not a requirement.
  • Most of our programs are 30-60 minute presentations depending on the topic.
  • Programs are available on first-come, first-serve basis, and our educator's calendars fill up quickly. Please contact us ASAP if you are interested in a program at your school.
  • These programs are FREE with no cost to the school or youth group.

Available Programs

K-12th Grade

All programs are aligned to the Common Core Standards and Next Generation Science Standards.

Please email our Education and Outreach Coordinator, Ann Marie Pauley, to schedule a class program or to get more details on each program.

Click Here to see descriptions of each program

  • The Incredible Journey (Project WET)

  • Earth's Water: A Drop in Your Cup

  • Macro Dress-Up

  • What is Soil?

  • Going, Going, Gone

  • Web of Life (Project Learning Tree)

  • Adaptation Artistry (Project WILD)

  • Color Crazy (Project WILD)

  • Quick-Frozen Critters (Project WILD)

  • Thicket Game (Project WILD)

  • Tree ID (Project Learning Tree)

  • Friends of the Forest

  • Careers in Agriculture and Soil/Water Conservation

  • Stream Health: Adopt-A-Stream Introduction

Click below to learn more about the curriculum we use!

Program Name

The Incredible Journey (Project WET)

Earth's Water: A Drop in Your Cup (adapted from Project WET)

Macro Dress Up (Abbeville 4-H)

Description

With the roll of a cube, students will simulate the movement ofwater within the water cycle. Students will become water dropsand travel around the classroom to learn the water cycle, andthey will create a water bracelet out of beads

Students estimate the percentage of Earth’s surface that iscovered by water by tossing an inflatable globe. Using graduatedcylinders, students will separate the Earth’s water into severaldifferent forms: ice, groundwater, lakes, swamps, rivers, andocean. Students will discuss ways that we use water and waysthat we can conserve available freshwater.

At least four students (depending on time availability) will get todress up as macroinvertebrates as the class discusses variousadaptations that macroinvertebrates have. Some adaptationexamples include tails, gills, and breathing tubes.

Associated SC Standards

3rd Grade:

3.E.5A: Describe how water is present in different forms (solid, liquid, gas) and locations on Earth and discuss the transitions between these states.

4th Grade:

4.E.5A: Explore the water cycle and its components, highlighting its dynamic aspects.

4.E.5B: Investigate how water moves through the environment, including changes in states of matter.

5th Grade:

5.E.5A: Analyze the properties of water and its role in the water cycle.

5.E.5B: Explain the processes of the water cycle, including evaporation, condensation, precipitation, and runoff, emphasizing the dynamic nature of these processes.

5.P.2A: Recognize that matter exists in different states (solid, liquid, gas) and can change from one state to another through heating and cooling.

Students estimate the percentage of Earth’s surface that iscovered by water by tossing an inflatable globe. Using graduatedcylinders, students will separate the Earth’s water into severaldifferent forms: ice, groundwater, lakes, swamps, rivers, andocean. Students will discuss ways that we use water and waysthat we can conserve available freshwater.

At least four students (depending on time availability) will get todress up as macroinvertebrates as the class discusses variousadaptations that macroinvertebrates have. Some adaptationexamples include tails, gills, and breathing tubes.

PROJECT WET

The total amount of water on Earth cannot be increased, but we can learn to protect, conserve and better manage the water resources available to us. Dive in with water activities and lessons!

Learn more here.

PROJECT WILD

The goal of Project WILD is to assist students of any age in developing awareness, knowledge, skills, and commitment to result in informed decisions, responsible behavior, and constructive actions concerning wildlife and the environment.

Learn more here.

PROJECT LEARNING TREE

PLT advances environmental literacy and promotes stewardship through excellence in environmental education, professional development, and curriculum resources that use trees and forests as windows on the world.

Learn more here.