Students' developing understanding of water in environmental systems

Journal of Environmental Education

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 37-51

  Covitt, Beth ^a   Gunckel, Kristin ^b   Anderson, Charles ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Connected natural and human engineered systems; Environmental science literacy; Science curriculum for kindergarten to Grade 12; Water education

Indexed keywords

EID: 69249089634     PISSN: 00958964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/JOEE.40.3.37-51     Document Type: Article

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