Education News
Students Learn Fish Grow on Trees
Students raised trout from eggs, monitored tank water quality, recorded fish behavior, engaged in stream studies, and learned to appreciate water resources.
Model My Watershed: connecting students’ conceptual understanding of watersheds to real-world decision-making
Gill, S.E., N. Marcum-Dietrich, and R. Becker-Klein. 2014. Journal of Geoscience Education 62(1):61–73.
Developing a web application for the integration of real-world, scientific, problem-solving into the secondary classroom
Gill, S.E., N. Marcum-Dietrich, and J. Fraser. 2014. Pages 422–432 in A.D. Ritzhaupt and S. Kumar (editors). K–12 education: concepts, methodologies, tools, and applications. IGI Global, Hershey, Pennsylvania.
UpStream Newsletter, December 2013
Low Levels of Fracking Wastewater Highly Toxic to Mayflies: Stroud Center scientists find mayflies, whose presence indicates good water quality, are significantly affected by low levels of produced water.
UpStream Newsletter, October 2013
Remembering Ruth Patrick: Ruth Patrick, Ph.D., a pioneer in environmental science and aquatic ecology and co-founder of the Stroud Center, died September 23, 2013 at 105 years old.
Leaf Pack Connects Students with Nature
Stroud Water Research Center partners with National Wildlife Federation to provide classrooms with powerful stream and water testing tool
