NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 2 results Save | Export
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Wrigley, Colin – Teaching Science, 2012
Three and a half centuries ago, a five-year experiment was conducted involving the growth of a willow tree in a pot which received only water. The conclusion, that a tree is therefore made solely from water, was not so ridiculous when there was still general acceptance of the Aristotelian view of only four "elements": water, earth, fire and air.…
Descriptors: Plants (Botany), Science Instruction, Science Experiments, Water
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Murray, Joseph – Inquiry, 2002
Discusses the importance of urban forests and the urban forestry (arboculture) career study certificate program at Blue Ridge Community College in Virginia, which begins in fall 2002. (Contains 19 references.) (NB)
Descriptors: College Role, Community Colleges, Conservation (Environment), Environmental Education