Robotics on Water

Journal Article | June 2010

“Engineering Challenge for the 21st Century,” a weeklong teacher workshop sponsored by the National Science Foundation, uses project-based learning (PBL) to help students and teachers build science, technology,…

Water, Water, Everywhere! But Is It Clean to Drink? Applying Engineering Design to the Challenge of Water Purification

Journal Article | January 2017

Build on students’ prior knowledge of watersheds to solve the problem of how to clean water.

Citizen Science: Testing the Water: World Watering Challenge

Journal Article | August 2016

This column highlights formal and informal science research projects that students can join and contribute to by gathering and sharing data. This issue discusses a global citizen science program that allows students…

Testing the Waters: The standards saturate schoolwide water theme

Journal Article | December 1999

In a small rural school in southwest Missouri, coordination of a schoolwide water theme provided students with science learning experiences with a Science-Technology-Society orientation reflecting many of the Standards…

Water You Engineering? An Activity to Develop Water-Quality Awareness

Journal Article | March 2009

Water is one of our most precious resources. However, for many in the United States, having fresh, safe drinking water is taken for granted, and due to this perceived lack of relevance, students may not fully appreciate…

Wetlands: At the Water's Edge

Journal Article | April 1999

May is American Wetlands Month—an opportunity to leave the classroom and excite students with guided hands-on experiences in nature. In this article, the National Audubon Society provides a naturalist's view of wetlands…