Deborah L. Turnbull
Bradshaw M. J. et al.
The Earth’s Changing Surface
. New York, 1978. A good text for high school students, well illustrated.
Butzo, John W. et al.
The Northern New England Marine Education
Project
. University of Maine, 1980. A series of fresh and salt water infusion units designed for teachers with little background in the sciences for use in their classrooms. The background sections and keys to plants and animals are also useful to students on the junior and senior high school level.
Flint, Richard F.
The Surficial Ceology of the Branford Quadrangle
. Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources, 1964. Excellent overview of the glacial geology of Connecticut with an introduction to the bedrock geology. Good teacher background and the map is excellent to use in class with junior and senior high school students.
Flint, Richard F.
The Surficial Geology of the Wallingford Quadrangle
. Excellent overview of the glacial geology of the Wallingford quadrangle with an introduction to the bedrock geology. Good teacher background and the map is excellent to use in class with junior and senior high school students.
Mazzaferro, David L. et al.
Water Resources Inventory of Connecticut
. Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection, 1978. A booklet examining the development, management, use, conservation, and protection of water resources in the Quinnipiac River watershed. Contains excellent maps and illustrations. Excellent teacher reference. Students on the senior high school level can make good use of the maps.
Needham, James G.
A Guide to the Study of Fresh Water Biology
. HoldenDay, Inc. San Francisco, 1962. An excellent guide to the identification of fresh water algae, invertebrates, and fishes and to methods of sampling and analyzing aquatic organisms and their environment. The glossary aids in its potential use by teachers and senior high school level students.
Renn, Charles E.
Our Environment Battles Water Pollution
. LaMotte Chemical Products Company, 1969. A good overview of the water pollution problem, its causes and possible solutions. Suitable for teachers and for use by senior high school students.
Renn, Charles.
A Study of Water Quality
. LaMotte Chemical Products Company, 1968. A good background guide to water quality, especially designed for use with LaMotte chemical kits. Suitable for use by teachers and senior high school students.
Rogers, John. “The Geological History of Connecticut,”
Discovery
, Vol. 15, No. 1, 1980. An excellent overview of the geological history of Connecticut for use by teachers.
Schumm, Stanley A.
The Fluvial System
. New York 1977. An excellent introduction to the geology of rivers suitable for teacher background information.
Shelton, John S.
Geology Illustrated
. San Francisco, 1966. An excellent introduction to geological structure and processes that is well illustrated. Good teacher background and useful as a text for accelerated senior high school students.
The Peterson Field Guide Series
, sponsored by the National Audubon Society. A visual approach to a variety of subjects, including animal tracks, trees, flowers, insects and many more. Useful for field identification by junior and senior high school students as well as teachers.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
You Can Conserve Water
. Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection. A booklet available free from the DEP overviewing the hydrologic cycle, water supply, and conservation measures and techniques implementable by individual residential consumers. Suitable for junior and senior high school students as well as teachers.
U.S. Department of Agriculture.
What is a Watershed
. U.S. Government Printing Office, 1974. Excellent introduction to watershed for junior and senior level high school students as well as teachers.
Weiss, Micky.
Investigating The Marine Environment: A Sourcebook
. Project Oceanography, 1979. An excellent analytical lab and field book for teachers and senior level high school students. Techniques can be used in fresh or salt water systems.