Texas Aquatic Science Chapter 1 Video Introduction

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Water in Texas has properties that make it essential to life. And although the earth is known as “the water planet,” it has limited quantities of available freshwater. Humans need clean water to keep them healthy. Without drinking water you would die in about one week. Our need for water links us to the past and to other living creatures. Since ancient times, societies have succeeded or failed according to their ability to get clean water and protect it for future use. Today’s modern cities still depend on water for everything from flushing toilets, to fighting fires, to building the cars we drive. Your community depends on water, too. Using water wisely is critical to our survival. We can’t live without it. Water sustains life on Earth. Life is impossible without water.– Texas Aquatic Science Chapter 1: Water is Life

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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 U.S. 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.