Describes the Cornell Nature Study Movement developed in 1897 which has contemporary significance in that it was an interdisciplinary approach to teaching science based on leaflets published quarterly on natural history. (BR)

Describes in general terms the nature of Alternative Schools, and more specifically discusses the program at Alternative School East, which serves four public school districts in the Philadelphia area. Outlines the curriculum and teaching methods used in biology. An interdisciplinary approach and learning activities in the community are…