About this Project

This collaboration between Emriver and the Science Education Resource Center is designed to develop high-quality resources for teaching geoscience concepts with stream tables and flumes, and to foster a vibrant community of educators.

Physical models give students a powerful way to observe cause-and-effect relationships in dynamic systems that are often difficult to study directly in the field. By scaling down complex processes and allowing variables to be controlled, these tools support hands-on experimentation and help build the foundational understanding needed for more advanced work in fluvial, coastal, and estuarine geomorphology, as well as civil and environmental engineering.

Because Emriver's models are used across diverse settings—from K–12 classrooms to graduate-level laboratories, STEM outreach programs, and conservation initiatives—the collective expertise of instructors is one of the site's greatest assets. By sharing lessons, strategies, and insights, educators can expand the impact of their work, inspire new approaches, and accelerate innovation in teaching. This platform is intended to make that exchange easy and meaningful, turning individual classroom successes into shared resources that benefit the entire teaching community.