These units of multiple teaching plans, labs, and resources are being developed by Project STAR Participants to assist teachers in finding projects and curriculum related to the environment in the Texas area. This development effort has been made possible by a National Infrastructure for Education Grant from the National Science Foundation Earth Focus is published by Linda Knight of the Rice Model Lab, which is located at Middle School. Dr. Knight teaches Earth Science and is active in the development of science curriculum. Earth Focus , a student environmental journal, provides a forum for students to share their environmental activities and concerns.
Information regarding submission of articles to the journal is also available.
Subscription information for the print version of Earth Focus can be found here. The lessons are designed to be used in the middle school classroom to create a better understanding of the issues and concerns addressed in The State of the Bay. A variety of lesson types are presented, including labs, hands on activities, project plans, research tasks, and processing of data. Problem solving is stressed, along with ideas for technology implementation. Links are provided to give easy access to sites related to each topic.