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ERIC Number: EJ1272231
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020
Pages: 6
Abstractor: ERIC
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ISSN: ISSN-0036-8148
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Frogs Need Homes and Other Ecological Lessons: Learning about and Building Habitats for Amphibians
McCormick, Molly; Lee, Carole
Science and Children, v57 n9 p54-59 Jul-Aug 2020
Most students have never had the opportunity to interact with amphibians. Field trips students list as most memorable are usually their outdoor experiences and interactions with living creatures. Apart from being memorable, field trips need to be meaningful and provide students with authentic learning experiences. Field trips allow students to actively engage in science while exploring, experiencing, and expanding their understanding of their environmental community. During this unprecedented time of remote learning, field trips can be an exciting opportunity to engage children in learning about science and the world around them. This article describes how field trips to a local nature preserve provided third- and fourth-grade students with opportunities to study amphibians, learn how hazards are causing a decrease in their population, and engineer solutions to help. Though this field experience was implemented at a nature preserve, it could easily be completed near any freshwater environment. This week-long field experience for children could be adapted for the situation of remote learning under the guidance of adults.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Elementary Education; Grade 3; Primary Education; Grade 4; Intermediate Grades
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Language: English
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