NSTA’s Watershed Investigations
June 29, 2009
ARLINGTON, Va., June 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Watershed Investigations: 12 Labs for High School Science provides educators with flexible, customizable experiments designed to fit any teaching style. This easy-to-follow volume uses hands-on, opened-ended activities that provide a dynamic foundation for students to study the relationships between human impact and local hydrology.
Covering a broad range of disciplines — including geology, chemistry, Earth science, botany, and biology — this book includes lesson plans that meet many state and national curricular standards. Teachers will appreciate the helpful reference materials on the history of the watershed, additional resources, and rubrics for writing classroom laboratory reports. Indispensable for any science teacher devoted to inquiry-based learning, Watershed Investigations offers students a perfect opportunity to experience the benefits of discovery-based ecology in any environment.
About the Authors
Jennifer Soukhome is a science teacher at Zeeland Public High School in Michigan. She has been involved with watershed research for the past four years.
Graham Peaslee is a professor of chemistry and environmental science at Hope College in Holland, Michigan.
Carl Van Faasen is a veteran chemistry teacher who has been working to incorporate phosphorous monitoring into the curriculum.
William Statema is a chemistry teacher in the Niles Township School District in Illinois.
You can browse sample pages of this new book free at the NSTA Science Store website at www.nsta.org/store.
For additional information or to purchase Watershed Investigations: 12 Labs for High School Science and other books from NSTA Press, visit the NSTA Science Store at www.nsta.org/store. To order by phone, call 800-277-5300 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET weekdays. Outside the United States and Canada, call 301-638-0200. The 175-page book is priced at $27.95 and discount-priced for NSTA members at $22.36. (Stock # PB233X, ISBN # 978-1-93353-148-9)
The Arlington, Va.-based National Science Teachers Association is the largest professional organization in the world promoting excellence and innovation in science teaching and learning for all. NSTA’s current membership includes more than 60,000 science teachers, science supervisors, administrators, scientists, business and industry representatives, and others involved in science education.
NSTA Press produces 15-25 new books each year. Focused on the PreK-college market and specifically aimed at teachers of science, NSTA Press titles offer a unique blend of accurate scientific content and sound teaching strategies.
SOURCE National Science Teachers Association
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