Tried and True: Inquiring about water quality

Journal Article | June 2004

This Tried and True activity asks students to purify a sample of water. After a short narrative describing a fish’s journey downstream past various sources of pollution, students are presented with the focus question, "…

Teaching Through Trade Books: Water Wherever

Journal Article | January 2004

Whether rain, sleet, or snow, February weather across the country provides students with opportunities to observe the many different ways the water cycle affects our daily lives. This month's trade books that focus on…

Teaching Through Trade Books: The Wonder of Water

Journal Article | November 2008

Water is an extraordinary substance that we often take for granted. Not only is it what makes our planet uniquely habitable, water is the only substance on Earth that naturally occurs in three different forms. In this…

How Can We Provide Water for Developing Countries? 5E Unit Empowers Students to Solve the Global Water Crisis

Journal Article | January 2018

Students use science knowledge and engineering skills to address a significant real-world problem.

SAFEH₂O: Student Advocates for Environmental Water

Journal Article | April 2004

Through a partnership with a local business, a group of highly motivated high school students and their teacher created a not-for-profit business, Student Advocates for Environmental Water, to provide water-testing…