Water literacy, or the culmination of water-related knowledge, attitudes and behaviors, is a
relatively new field of study with growing importance for sustainable water management and …

The most challenging global problems of our age involve coupled human–environmental
systems within the Food–Energy–Water Nexus. The undergraduate students currently in our …

Water-literate individuals effectively reason about the hydrologic concepts that underlie
socio-hydrological issues (SHI), but functional water literacy also requires concomitant …

Abstract The Food-Energy-Water (FEW) Nexus envisions interactions between water,
energy, and food systems, in which water allocation decisions constitute complex socio …

Water is critical to sustain human existence. Water literacy involves understanding the
interactions within and between natural and human dimensions of water systems to support …

One of the keys to science and environmental literacy is systems thinking. Learning how to
think about the interactions between systems, the far-reaching effects of a system, and the …

One aim of science education is to develop scientific literacy for decision-making in daily life.
Socio-scientific issues (SSI) and structured decision-making frameworks can help students …

Introductory undergraduate courses present an opportunity to use disciplinary concepts in
solving authentic problems. Making complex natural systems accessible to students through …

Nearly a decade ago, the Framework for K‐12 Science Education argued for the need to
intertwine science and engineering practices, disciplinary core ideas, and crosscutting …

Earth systems thinking (EST), or thinking of the Earth as a complex system made up of
interworking subsystems, has been shown to reflect the highest level of knowing and …