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I&A Today e-newsletter Spring 2004 Edition

Read What Students and Teachers Enjoy Writing About

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Listen to what inspires your students to write. A new teacher shares her rewarding experience in enviro-ed.

We want to thank our authors for generously allowing us to use their interesting stories, field notes, and pictures. We would like to express our appreciation to the following authors for their contributions: Sherry Schaaf’s Washington State Virtual Water Quality Project students demonstrate what interdisciplinary is all about.

Sherry Schaaf's students find quality in Washington State Rivers

Their writings published every year in an artfully designed student notebook feature Deanna R. and Socorro D. who enjoy mentoring their buddies to read, write, and do real science. Jessica Spencer has given us a wonderful glimpse into the world of the new enviro-ed teacher at Pennsylvania’s Cumberland Valley High School.


Featured Articles:

A New Teacher Writes about her first experience with Enviro-Ed
By Jessica Spencer: Follow Jessica’s first enlightened year as she creates an environmental education curriculum that meets PA Dept. of Education Standards…...

Deanna R.: I was planning to not pass the 7th grade so I could do it again but I won’t! I will go on to the 8th grade and remember what I did...

Socorro D.: I had fun teaching my third grade buddies because they really listened to every thing I said...

International Feature Article: Stroud Water Research (Avondale, PA) and Bill Deutsch (Alabama Water Watch/Global Water Watch) train the world about water quality...

More New Grants: We know it’s not easy funding your field trips and water or soil testing activities. But with so many great water quality programs out there, we will try to bring you the latest info on new grants available for these types of projects. From Dr. Bob Williams, Southern Illinois Rivers Project Director, who knows the importance of getting the word out about these opportunities, a recent press release to the volunteer monitoring newsgroup...

Tech Tips

Difference between accuracy and precision and more statistics

Are Leaf Packs good for Lakes and Africa

Don't sing the phosphate blues

Tablet tests and Salt Water

Soil Analysis at the Science Fair


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