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Creek Connections Uses Grant to Purchase New Stream-Testing Kits

by Richard Stanley December 14th 2017

The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy has awarded Allegheny College a grant of $1,500 in support of its Creek Connections program for pH test kits to continue measuring water quality in local watersheds. K-12 students involved with Creek Connections use the pH kits to test how acidic or basic the water is as part of their overall

Kedzierski Receives Scholarship

by Erica Erwin October 5th 2017

Creek Connections Project Director Wendy Kedzierski received a full scholarship to attend the 2017 Mid-Atlantic Water Resources Conference October 12-13 at the National Conservation Training Center in Shepherdstown, West Virginia.

Creek Connections Holds Teacher Development Workshop

by Erica Erwin April 3rd 2017

Creek Connections held a Teacher Development Workshop hosted by Seneca Valley Intermediate High School with 25 educators in attendance. Dr. Zachary Loughman and Dr. Karen Kettler from West Liberty University presented Project Crawdad. Teachers learned about crayfish identification and life history as well as activities they can do with their students and how they can

Branby Helps Lead Environmental Workshop

by Erica Erwin April 3rd 2017

Laura Branby, Creek Connections Pittsburgh educator and Creek Camp director, partnered with Dr. Paula Purnell of Sense of Place Learning for a workshop at the 2017 Pennsylvania Environmental Educators Association Conference at McKeever Environmental Learning Center on March 14 titled “Water, Land & Air: Science, Technology, Research, Engineering Art, & Mathematics in Urban Communities.”

Creek Connections to Showcase Waterway Research by Local Students

by Erica Erwin March 28th 2017

Creek Connections will host its 21st annual student research symposium on Friday, April 7 in the Henderson Campus Center at Allegheny College. Community members are invited to view students’ project displays beginning at 10 a.m. Creek Connections is an outreach program of Allegheny College that brings hands-on, inquiry-based education about watersheds to students ranging in

Allegheny Wins French Creek Watershed Cleanup Prize

by Erica Erwin September 26th 2016

Allegheny College is being recognized once again for its efforts to clean up the French Creek Watershed. Allegheny students were among the more than 700 people who banded together to pull 26,305 pounds of trash — more than 13 tons — from the French Creek watershed on Sept. 10. For the second year in a

Little Einsteins

by Heather Grubbs March 23rd 2015

Allegheny Hosts Hands-On Science Workshop for Area Fourth-Graders The day began with the first student walking into a classroom saying: “Yes! I love science! I want to be a scientist!” It’s safe to say that March 17 was a good day for that student and many of his classmates. This student, along with fourth-graders from

Allegheny College Hosts Hands-On Science Workshop for Area Fourth Graders

by Heather Grubbs March 17th 2015

For the third year, Allegheny College, in conjunction with the Crawford Central School District and Partners in Education, is hosting the Fourth Graders as Scientists event (formerly called the Fourth Grade Science Symposium) on Tuesday, March 17, Thursday, March 19, and Friday, March 20, on the College’s campus. During the event, fourth graders from all

Just Learning in the Sand

by Tyler Pecyna March 4th 2015

Allegheny College’s newest piece of technology offers students a chance to roll up their sleeves and act like a kid again — a combination of sands and smarts. This augmented reality sandbox, located in the basement of Alden Hall, arrived in late January and creates three-dimensional topographical maps based on the way students physically shape

Students Get Their Hands Dirty With New Augmented Reality Sandbox

by Heather Grubbs February 23rd 2015

Allegheny senior Kristy Garcia rolled up her sleeves and dug right into the sandbox, piling up clean, white sand to form a mountain. Senior David Olson joined in as well, using his fingers to dig a trench at the base of the mountain. As they watched the colors change from deep reds and oranges to

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