The Re-Think Tree is a simple framework to help individuals assess and improve their behaviors related to environmental issues. The branches of the tree in order of priority are refuse, reduce, re-use, and recycle. Roots of the tree include such things as public opinion, education, and watchdog groups. (KS)

Explores dynamic modeling as an opportunity for students to think about the science content they are learning. Concludes that creating dynamic models has great potential for use in classrooms to engage students in analysis, relational reasoning, and synthesis. Contains 21 references. (DDR)

Describes a watershed/river monitoring project. Teachers use the environment as the integrating context for interdisciplinary and cross-curricular studies. Core studies include science, reading, math, and social studies. (CCM)

Presents an activity on the study, collection, and analysis of snow. Provides students with opportunities to conduct fieldwork in a collaborative team fashion and develop skills in formulating and testing hypotheses. (DDR)

Reports the findings of a three-year study that explored the development of children's concepts of evaporation at room temperature and condensation of atmospheric water vapor. (DDR)

Describes a teaching approach that prompts students to help community, state, and federal agencies make decisions on the best uses of rivers and their surroundings. Includes tracking water quality and designing signs to educate the community. (YDS)

Presents suggestions for departments of health, physical education, and recreation that are planning to develop their own aquatics programs, focusing on: the prevalence of collegiate aquatics programs; course offerings in an aquatics minor; practicums and internships; graduate programs in aquatics; cross-disciplinary appeal; marketing the aquatics…

In a three-round Delphi (n=197, 109, 75), secondary teachers (61.5% in agriculture) identified important ethical issues regarding land and water use: conversion of agricultural land for urban development, water rights control, and public land used for agriculture. Nearly all addressed ethical issues in class. (SK)

This study reports on a 9-year-old boy previously diagnosed with Angelman syndrome who died unexpectedly by drowning in a shallow backyard wading pool. The case illustrates the fascination with water by individuals with Angelman syndrome and highlights that this fascination may lead to death. The need for supervision is stressed. (Contains 5…

Shows an example of bad physics by illustrating that the tidal effect is caused not only by the moon but also by the sun. Proves that differences in the gravitational tug on water at various parts of a basin is responsible for tidal mechanism. (CCM)

Introduces the Technology-Based Learning in School Science (tBLISS) project which investigates the feasibility of technology-based science curriculum implementation and examines the science process skills of students. Water is the major theme of the curriculum. (YDS)

Introduces Project Weather and Water with the goal of developing and testing ideas of how to implement weather topics and water physics in an integrated way. Discusses teacher preparation, implementation, and evaluation of this project. (ASK)

Tribal colleges and universities around the country are harnessing natural sources of energy on their campuses. Renewable energy and sustainable building design have many advantages--they save money and provide healthier learning and working environments while allowing people to live in greater harmony with the earth. This article discusses…

Imagine a classroom where students look forward to assessments instead of dreading them. In this classroom, students monitor their own learning, receive guidance on how to improve, and can see what all their classmates understand about the topic, too. Now imagine their teacher has tools to find out what individual students already know about a…

Capillary electrophoresis is gradually working its way into the undergraduate laboratory curriculum. Typically, experiments utilizing this newer technology have been introduced into analytical or instrumental courses. The authors of this article have introduced an experiment into the introductory laboratory that utilizes capillary electrophoresis…