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Tag Archives: outdoors
Nature study
Sheri Amsel is a biologist and artist who created the Exploring Nature website. Her session focused on using nature trails and other outdoor venues as learning resources. She shared many of her materials, most of which are available on her website. She also emphasized the value of having students draw while they’re in the field. [...]
Outdoor Science
The melting snow piles outside NSTA headquarters in Arlington, Virginia, provide daily reminders of the D.C. area’s record 2010 snowfall (locally dubbed Snowmageddon). Like many teachers in other parts of the country, we’re watching for green shoots and planning for spring. What better way to spend the remaining days of winter than planning how to [...]
Posted in NSTA Press Books Also tagged activity ideas, elementary, environmental science, lesson plans, life science, middle school, nature, NSTA Press, reading, writing 1 Comment
Science in the community
I’m hoping that secondary teachers will take a look at the articles that describe authentic investigations conducted by young scientists in their communities: Creative Soil Conservation and Boulder Creek Study. The latter has examples of student work as they studied the water quality in their communities, using various indicators, including the presence of aquatic invertebrates. [...]
Posted in SciLinks Also tagged anatomy, assessment, community, Earth science, earthquakes, engineering, environmental science, invertebrates, plants, vertebrates, weather 2 Comments
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