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Chapters in the Texas Aquatic Science Textbook

Anchoring the Texas Aquatic Science curriculum for middle and high school students is the peer-reviewed textbook, Texas Aquatic Science, published by the Texas A& M University Press.

Water is Life

Water is Life

Water is the Ultimate Recyclable

Water is the Ultimate Recyclable

What’s Your Watershed Address?

What’s Your Watershed Address?

Living in Water

Living in Water

From Sun to Sunfish

From Sun to Sunfish

Texas Aquatic Ecosystems

Texas Aquatic Ecosystems

Aquifers and Springs

Aquifers and Springs

Streams and Rivers

Streams and Rivers

Lakes and Ponds

Lakes and Ponds

Wetlands

Wetlands

Bays and Estuaries

Bays and Estuaries

Oceans: The Gulf of Mexico

Oceans: The Gulf of Mexico

Fishing for Conservation

Fishing for Conservation

Water for People and the Environment

Water for People and the Environment

The Texas Aquatic Science Textbook Chapters

Anchoring the Texas Aquatic Science curriculum for middle and high school students is the peer-reviewed textbook, Texas Aquatic Science, published by the Texas A&M University Press. The textbook is available in print copy and e-book versions, and is available free of charge on the Texas Aquatic Science website.

Developed as part of Texas Aquatic Science for middle and high school students, the textbook Texas Aquatic Science also now serves as a basis for aquatic science instruction at the college level for non-science majors, in the home-school environment, and is open to anyone who wants to learn about nature and water.  Aquatic science is covered comprehensively, meeting Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) for and covering relevant principles of geology, geography, chemistry, physics, ecology, and biology throughout the text and associated teaching materials.  Spanning the hydrologic cycle from rain to runoff from watersheds, underground aquifers to springs, and rivers to estuaries, the textbook provides clear, concise scientific information in an understandable and enjoyable way that promotes understanding of important concepts and clarifies major ideas.

Emphasizing water sustainability and conservation actions, the book describes what readers can do personally to conserve water for the future.  Professional job and volunteer opportunities for students are provided in illustrated short story format.

As Texas Aquatic Science was written, science teachers from throughout Texas were invited to review and comment on each chapter as it was drafted.  Nearly 100 individuals participated in review of the textbook.  As part of publication by the Texas A&M University Press, the text was submitted to anonymous peer-review.  Comments and revisions from Texas educators and peer reviewers were included in the final text.

Texas Aquatic Science Video Chapter Introductions

Each chapter of Texas Aquatic Science begins with a video, 90 to 120 sec in length, introducing the major concepts and illustrating the ecosystems or subjects that are covered in the chapter.

Texas Aquatic Science Teachers Guide

The textbook is accompanied by an extensive Teachers Guide.

Texas Aquatic Science is a cooperative education project sponsored by Texas Parks and Wildlife, The Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, and The Meadows Center for Water and the Environment at Texas State University. Additional project support came from the Ewing Halsell Foundation and the US Fish and Wildlife Service, Sport Fish Restoration Program. Rudolph Rosen, Ph.D. wrote and edited the Texas Aquatic Science textbook. Videos were produced by Randall Maxwell. Sandra Johnson, Ph.D. served as educational consultant and authored the accompanying Teacher’s Guide.

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