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The
goal of the Water Educational Training (WET) Science Project at
Eastern Michigan University (EMU) was to extend preservice teacher's
science content and teaching practices as well as promote the
interest and achievement of elementary students.
This
16 month project, funded by a grant from the Eisenhower Higher
Educational Professional Development program (project #0290-203),
brought together EMU faculty from Biology, Earth Science, Physics
and Teacher Education departments to create 11 water science lessons,
train K-12 preservice teachers to implement monthly WET science
lessons, and establish after school science clubs in 10 diverse
school districts in the Detroit Metropolitan area. Members of
each after school club consisted of two preservice teachers, 25
children in grades 3-5, and one inservice teacher who served on
behalf of the host school.
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