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Gass, Susan; Mui, Amy; Manning, Paul; Cray, Heather; Gibson, Lara – Environmental Education Research, 2021
Biodiversity education is widely considered a necessary component of protecting global biodiversity by helping to change harmful attitudes and actions. BioBlitz events, rapid surveys of all living things in a defined area over a set period, are becoming a widely used practice for biodiversity education. The aim of this study was to evaluate the…
Descriptors: Biodiversity, Teaching Methods, Student Attitudes, Outdoor Education
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Gaylen, Nancy – Science and Children, 1998
Discusses ways in which parents can foster children's curiosity by engaging in activities with them and asking probing questions to help children find answers on their own. Activities described include mixing different substances with water to note changes, identifying trees by leaf shape and bark texture, observing squirrel behavior, and making…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Animal Behavior, Curiosity, Elementary Education