Teach historically. Students need to learn the logic, concept-formation, fallacy identification, induction (i.e., generalization), conceptual integration (i.e., making connections, or “theory building”), and thinking skills that only teaching historically (or in a related way) affords. In “Teaching Heat: the Rise and Fall of the Caloric Theory,” Dr. Michael Fowler (UVa), writes: In my experience, there […]
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“The job of a scientist is to listen carefully to nature, not to tell nature how to behave.” Dr. Richard Feynam, Nobel Prize winner in physics
Read MoreCCERP Podcast 22 MaryAnne Placentini of Katy Prairie Conservancy: How Wetlands and Prairies Help Us Manage Flooding
Mary Anne Piacentini, President, Katy Prairie Conservancy, joins us to discuss:-her background -the Katy Prairie Conservancy: what it does and what it has accomplished -Houston flooding: what and why-the Army Corps of Engineers Interim Report: what it says; what has been accepted and what has been rejected by it-effective, cost-efficient, proven manageable ways to mitigate flooding-what to […]
Read MoreCCERP Podcast 20 Managing Houston Flooding: Floodplain Expert Bob Freitag and Environmental Advocate Susan Chadwick
Today we are joined by Susan Chadwick, environmental advocate and Executive Director of Save Buffalo Bayou, and Bob Freitag, expert on hazard mitigation and floodplain management, to discuss -Houston flooding-the USACE Interim Report (2020) on trying to manage flooding by altering Buffalo Bayou and Cypress Creek-floodplain management-modern science vs. old thinking about streams and floodplains-the nature […]
Read MoreCCERP Podcast Episode 7 Geologist Tom Helm: The Geologic History of Texas and of Houston
Geologist Tom Helm joins us to discuss the geologic history of Texas and our local Houston area. We discuss his background, how he became interested in geology, the geologic formation of our state and local area, what you can see around Texas, when and how our bayous and creeks were formed, and what you can […]
Read MoreCCERP Podcast Episode 5 Susan Chadwick of Save Buffalo Bayou: Taking Care of Our Local Bayous and Creeks and Why We Need Them Natural
Listen here: https://www.spreaker.com/user/11043023/5-susan-chadwick-we-need-natural-local-b Today we are joined by Susan Chadwick of Save Buffalo Bayou for a discussion of our local area, its history, the importance of natural creeks and bayous, what you can do to keep things wild and natural, and the natural beauty around us. Enjoy! Also available on Podcast Addict, Google Podcasts, Spotify, […]
Read MoreThe Soil Connects
“The soil provides us with a logical link between the physical factors of climate and geology and the biological world.“ —John R. Tester in Minnesota’s Natural Heritage: an Ecological Perspective (p. 25) I love that sentence.
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