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Clearing: Nature and Learning in the Pacific Northwest, 1984
Presents ideas for teaching ecology in the winter. Suggested topic areas or units include snow insulation and density, snowflakes and snow crystals, goldenrod galls, bird behavior, survival techniques, bacteriology and decomposition, trees and keying, biomass and productivity, pollution, and soil organisms. A sample student activity sheet is…
Descriptors: Ecology, Elementary School Science, Environmental Education, Ornithology
Ford, Christie – Clearing: Nature and Learning in the Pacific Northwest, 1985
Outlines a format using Bloom's taxonomy of educational processes to create critical thinking centers in the classroom. A sample unit on birds is presented along with guidelines for implementing the unit. The method has been successful and is used monthly by the author. (DH)
Descriptors: Birds, Critical Thinking, Elementary School Science, Environmental Education
