The Dynamic Duo --
The Salt Fork and Double Mountain Fork of the Brazos on the
Texas High Plains Brazos River Watershed

CREDITS

• Home

• Terminology

• Introduction

• The Big Picture

• Our Brazos River

• Our Topography

• Our Hydrology

• Conservation

• Science Spectrum

• Extensions

• Texas Water Development Board

• Texas Parks and Wildlife Department

• United States Geologic Society

• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

• Natural Resources

• Graves, John. 1959 Goodbye to a River

• Gwynne, S. C. and Braun, Kenny. Texas Monthly November 2007. The Old Man and the River.

• Science Spectrum

• Donna Matrazzo, Odyssey Productions video script

• NSTA Learning Center

Books and Journals

• Dick, W., Carey, L. & Carey, J. O. (2005).  The systematic design of instruction (6th ed.). Boston, MA: Pearson/Allyn and Bacon.

• Edelson, D. C. (2005). Investigations in Environmental Science Unit 1: Land Use. Unit 2: Energy Generation. Unit 3: Water Management. Armonk, NY: Its About Time Herff Jones Education Division.

• Edelson, Daniel C., Gordin, Douglas N., and Pea, Roy D. (1999). Addressing the Challenges of Inquiry-Based Learning Through Technology and Curriculum    Design. The Journal of the Learning Sciences, 8(3&4), 391-450.

• Edelson, D. C., Tarnoff. (2006). Learning to Make Systematic Decisions. The Science Teacher, 73(4), 40-45.

• Ertmer, P.A.& Quinn, J. (2007). The ID Casebook: Case studies in instructional design (2nd Ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice-Hall, Inc.

• Groenk, Susan L. and Puckett, Randall.  (2006).  Becoming Environmentally Literate Citizens.  The Science Teacher, 73(8), 22-27

• Johnson, Robyn, Holman, Scott, and Holmquist. (2000).  Water Quality with Computers.  Oregon: Vernier Software and Technology

• Smith, E., Sweazy, R., Whetstone, G. and Ramsey, R. (1979). A Study of the Reuse of Reused Water. Groundwater, 17(4), 266-374
  
  
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• Texas Parks and Wildlife Department

• USGS

• Brazos River Authority

• EPA

• Texas Tech University Water Resources Center

• Water on the Web

• GLOBE

Work in Progress!

• Instructional Design

• Credits

• Reflections of  the project

• Check for website revisions at the Practicum Blog

Notes for the Teacher

Read an article in the November 2007 issue of Texas Monthly called "The Old Man and the River" which celebrates the 50th anniversary of John Graves 175 mile canoe journey along the Brazos between Possum Kingdom Lake and Lake Whitney.

Listen to a podcast of John Graves reading an excerpt from his Goodbye to a River is at Texas Monthly.

 

Notes for the Learner

Credits

This material may be used for educational purposes.  Please contact Marcia Talkmitt with any intent to use or revise.