College Programs

For college students, the Foundation's California's Water Problems program provides the opportunity for in-depth examination of four specific water issues: the Delta dilemma, the Kesterson clean-up, the Colorado River cutback and groundwater worries. Here, students are assigned different roles and asked to do outside research by answering a number of questions. They then report back to the class and the group assigned that issue then tries to resolve the dilemmas with a consensus-based solution. The cooperative learning exercises give students the opportunity to improve research techniques, practice group interaction skills, and sharpen their reasoning abilities. The unit is ideal for a social science class studying management of natural resources or a science class studying the interaction of humans and the environment.