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Water is a critical concept in science and can serve as a conceptual link among various topics in biology as well as in a variety of both natural and social sciences. This paper describes analysis of the central role of water in learning and teaching about biology. The role of water in the structure of biology and ecology knowledge is analyzed through the construction of a semantic network created by the author using SemNet software. Several water-related concepts indicating significant relationships among various areas of biology and other disciplines are described. The need for continued restructuring of disciplines in order to design more effective curriculum and promote meaningful learning is discussed.
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Brody, M.J. (1996). Biological Interrelationships and Water. In: Fisher, K.M., Kibby, M.R. (eds) Knowledge Acquisition, Organization, and Use in Biology. NATO ASI Series, vol 148. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-61047-9_12
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