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MaKinster, James; Trautmann, Nancy; Burch, Carol; Watkins, Michelle – Science Teacher, 2015
Species richness, migration, habitats, ecological niches, adaptations: Concepts such as these come alive when students explore and analyze landscapes, environmental characteristics, and related biological features represented on digital maps. Most students are familiar with navigation tools integrated into smartphone apps but may be surprised to…
Descriptors: Animals, Ecology, Migration Patterns, Maps
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Covitt, Beth A.; Gunckel, Kristin L.; Anderson, Charles W. – Journal of Environmental Education, 2009
The authors developed a framework of empirically grounded curricular goals for water-science literacy and documented the challenges that students face in achieving these goals. Water-related environmental science literacy requires an understanding of connected natural and human-engineered systems at multiple scales ranging from atomic-molecular…
Descriptors: Scientific Literacy, Water, Environmental Education, Physical Environment