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Teacher to Ranger to Teacher (TRT) Program

The Teacher to Ranger to Teacher (TRT) Program links National Park units with teachers from low income school districts. Under this program, selected teachers spend the summer working as park rangers, often living in the park. They perform various duties depending on their interests and the needs of the park, including developing and presenting interpretive programs for the general public, staffing the visitor center desk, developing curriculum-based materials for the park, or taking on special projects.

Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellowship Program

Are you ready to share your passion for STEM education on a broader level? Bring that passion to Washington, DC in your role as an Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellow. This prestigious fellowship program brings outstanding K-12 science, technology, engineering and math educators to Washington, DC for a school year to share their practical insights and real world perspectives in offices of Federal Agencies (such as NOAA, NASA and NSF) or on Capitol Hill.

Energy vs. Water

Scientific American Special Edition, October 2008.

The Power of Water

An interactive site from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill News 21 project. Watch a video introducing energy's drain on water, take part in an interactive challenge to balance a town's water and energy needs and investigate the water requirements of energy production across the country.

River Network's Saving Water, Saving Energy

This program provides statistics, graphics, reports and news on the water-energy nexus.

Bottled Water and Energy: A Fact Sheet

This website provides statistics and information on the energy involved with producing bottled water in the U.S. from the Pacific Institute.

Energy and Water Integration Act of 2009

The U.S. Senate Committee on Energy & Natural Resources hearing on the Energy and Water Integration Act of 2009 features six experts on the water-energy connection.

What's Up With Our Nation's Waters?

What's Up With Our Nation's Waters? is a webpage designed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to give educators and students a snapshot of America's waters, threats to water quality and what kids can do to help keep our waters clean. A glossary of terms, ideas for science projects, a water quiz and a survey of home water use are among the resources available.

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