Texas Aquatic Science by H2O – Headwaters to Ocean – receives new research grant from Ewing Halsell Foundation Project work funded by a generous grant by the Ewing Halsell Foundation to the Meadow Center for Water and the Environment (Meadows Center) will enhance experiential learning about water. This will take place through expanded and improved […]
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Aquatic Science Videos Now Available Aquatic Science Lessons with Dr. Rudy Rosen is an on-line video curriculum arranged into 13 lessons in YouTube Playlists. Each lesson covers a major subject area and is broken down into short sub-topic video presentations. These short videos covering important aquatic science topics can be used in teaching instruction or […]
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Technology Summit Looks at Influence of Tech on Outdoor Education On April 7, 2015 the Technology and Nature Summit took a first-ever look at the way technology has influenced children’s interaction with the natural environment in an education setting. The conference agenda can be downloaded here. Tech In (and Outside) the Classroom: An Aquatic Science […]
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Historic water technology forum brings key leaders in water sector together H2O partner Meadows Center for Water and the Environment’s, Dr. Rudolph Rosen co-chaired the organizing committee for the Texas Water Technology Roadmap Forum. Quoting from the water technology forum report: By invitation only, the Forum brought key thought leaders from Texas’ water sectors together. […]
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Complete Guide to Fundraising – Money for the Cause There has never been a greater need for raising the funds necessary to promote the causes that will help build a sustainable future. In Money for the Cause: A Complete Guide to Event Fundraising, readers learn how to raise money for water conservation and the environment […]
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H2O partner Meadows Center to sponsor Texas’ first water technology roadmap On February 25, 2015 the Meadows Center for Water and the Environment along with other partners will host a water sustainability-oriented forum bringing together principals of water-related companies, associations, university research centers and other Texas research institutes, and others interested in accelerating growth of […]
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Visitor experiences, research, and education opportunities are the focus of planning by the Meadows Center at Spring Lake (formerly Aquarena) at Texas State University. Take a survey and provide input. Broaddus Planning has been asked by the Meadows Center to prepare a feasibility study for a study area around the Meadows Center that focuses […]
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The aquatic science textbook, Texas Aquatic Science, in hard copy is now ready for preorder at Amazon.com and the Texas A&M University Press. Copies are expected to ship in early December. This classroom resource provides clear, concise aquatic science information in an understandable and enjoyable way about water and aquatic life. Spanning the hydrologic cycle […]
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Texas Aquatic Science receives award for Education and Outreach from the national Association for Conservation Information. At it’s 2014 annual conference held in Nebraska City, the Association for Conservation Information honored the authors and partners of Texas Aquatic Science. The award was directed at the Texas Aquatic Science Website and the Teachers Guide. The award […]
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Water, Wildlife and Wide Open Spaces: A Texas Summit on Climate and the Environment is a conference to be held on November 20-21, 2014, in San Marcos, Texas. The conference will focus on effects of water availability, drought, extreme weather events and conserving Texas rivers, landscapes, and coastal ecosystems. Information about the conference can be […]
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Joint partnership proposes technology-enhanced education about water and sustainability Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, the Corpus Christi Museum of Science and History and Headwaters to Ocean (H2O) have proposed a new project on family education about water to the National Science Foundation. Titled Engaging Families in Immersive Learning Experiences with Virtual Environmental Systems, the project would […]
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SXSW Interactives’ Sixth Street Showcase hosted by the University of Texas System featured H2O’s interactive STEM education technology for enhancing student learning about water and the environment. The Showcase was held to give a sneak peek to cutting-edge technologies that students and faculty members at the state’s higher education institutions are developing. Participating universities included […]
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Peer-reviewed science textbook for middle and high school on aquatic ecosystems by author Rudolph Rosen, Ph.D. From molecules to ecosystems and headwaters to ocean, Texas Aquatic Science is a comprehensive textbook about life in the water and what people can do to create a sustainable water future. Now this important textbook will soon be available […]
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STEM careers featured in Texas Aquatic Science for middle and high school students As part of the new aquatic science curriculum contained in Texas Aquatic Science and accompanying Teacher Guide, each chapter features a career opportunity. Quick to read, each describes an opportunity open to students interested in water-related science and environmental sustainability. While each […]
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iTunes University Features Aquatic Science Videos Videos by famed nature film producer Randall Maxwell accompany the new Texas Aquatic Science textbook and Teacher Guide. These videos are now available on iTunes University. Videos take the viewer through each chapter of Texas Aquatic Science. Visit the videos on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/itunes-u/texas-aquatic-science/id738433069?mt=10 Video list: Chapter 1. Water is […]
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