Modeling Water Filtration

Journal Article | September 2014

Model-eliciting activities create opportunities to incorporate new standards and evaluate teacher performance.

Growing Water Pearls

Journal Article | June 2012

This article describes three science investigations students can conduct using a single bag of superabsorbent water pearls.

Water and Life on Mars

Journal Article | February 2004

Nontraditional laboratories can provide primary pathways by which students comprehend and apply modern astronomy. To teach a nontraditional astronomy lab, we must give students opportunities to critically contemplate…

Water Pressure in Depth

Journal Article | February 2011

An obvious lesson means far-from-enthusiastic students. By adding a second variable, this water pressure and depth investigation provides students with a problem to solve and identify. With two variables, students had…

The Dirty Water Challenge

Journal Article | June 2007

“The Dirty Water Challenge” is a fun activity that teaches children about their environment in an engaging and practical way. Inquiry is embedded within the practical—students have to design, plan, and then build their…

How Deep Is the Water?

Journal Article | September 2002

This article describes an activity in which upper elementary students created “stream profiles” of an imaginary aquatic environment using science, mathematics, and simple materials. After the simulation, they applied…

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…