
Dr. Kate Smith, right, instructs two Girl Scouts.

Dr. Heather Henson-Ramsey, left, works with three Girl Scouts on microplastics.

Two Girl Scouts work on a microplastics project at Tusculum University.

A Girl Scout writes something as she works on her microplastics project.

Two Girl Scouts examine water samples.

A Girl Scout examines a water sample.

A Girl Scout examines a water sample under a microscope.

Lynnea Salinas, programs manager for Girl Scouts of the Southern Appalachians, looks at a water sample through a microscope.

A Girl Scout peers through a microscope.

Lynnea Salinas, programs manager for Girl Scouts of the Southern Appalachians, looks at a water sample through a microscope.

Three Girl Scouts work on a project centered on microplastics.

Dr. Heather Henson-Ramsey looks through the microscope.

Dr. Kate Smith points to items on the screen.

Tusculum student Skylar Lane points to an item on the screen.

Tusculum student Skylar Lane works with a Girl Scout.

Tusculum student Skylar Lane works with a Girl Scout.

Three Girl Scouts work on their poster.

Three Girl Scouts work on their poster.

Here are two badges and a patch the Girl Scouts earned during their visit to Tusculum.

A Girl Scout finds a critter in College Creek.

A Girl Scout finds a critter in College Creek.

Girl Scouts collect water samples from College Creek. Assisting them are Jordan Baker, second from the left, and Dr. Kate Smith, right, both of whom are Tusculum professors.

Girl Scouts work on a project in the Meen Center.

Girl Scouts filter a water sample.

Girl Scouts filter a water sample.

A Girl Scout looks at a filtered water sample under a microscope.

A Girl Scout looks at a filtered water sample under a microscope.

Three Girl Scouts work on their poster.