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Linking Climate Change Education through the Integration of a Kite-Borne Remote Sensing System: Linking Climate Change Education and Remote Sensing
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Xie, Yichun; Henry, Andy; Bydlowski, David; Musial, Joseph – Journal of Technology and Science Education, 2014
A majority of secondary science teachers are found to include the topic of climate change in their courses. However, teachers informally and sporadically discuss climate change and students rarely understand the underlying scientific concepts. The project team developed an innovative pedagogical approach, in which teachers and students learn…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Environmental Education, Climate, Hands on Science
The Garden Wonder Wall: Fostering Wonder and Curiosity on Multi-Day Garden Field Trips
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Driscoll, Elizabeth A.; Lownds, Norman K. – Applied Environmental Education and Communication, 2007
Field trips to the Michigan 4-H Children's Garden must provide rich science learning experiences for students and teachers. A key to this is getting students to ask questions. To facilitate student question asking we developed the Wonder Wall, a "wall" where students could write their questions. Student questions were answered as part of…
Descriptors: Field Trips, Interests, Grade 3, Gardening
GROUP TEACHING AND FIELD TRIP ILLUSTRATIONS, APPENDIX B OF THE PERRY PRESCHOOL PROJECT PROGRESS REPORT.
WEIKART, DAVID P. – 1964
PART ONE OF THIS DOCUMENT IS A DESCRIPTION OF A PRESCHOOL CLASS FIELD TRIP TO AN APPLE ORCHARD. "VERBAL BOMBARDMENT" IS THE METHOD USED BY THE TEACHER ON THIS TRIP. THE TEACHER POSES QUESTIONS TO HER STUDENTS AND LETS THEM ANSWER. PART TWO IS AN ILLUSTRATION OF STRUCTURED GROUP TEACHING. NINE CONSECUTIVE LESSONS STATING THE PURPOSE,…
Descriptors: Field Instruction, Field Trips, Group Instruction, Preschool Education