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Peer reviewedAthman, Julie – Legacy, 1997
Outlines the history of the educational role of the National Park Service under various leaders. Details the types of educational outreach programs that are thriving today and discusses their merits and successes. (DDR)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Education, Field Trips, Outdoor Education
Peer reviewedOsmon, Carol – Science Activities, 1976
Describes the science activities at a school camp located in the San Bernadino mountains. Each sixth-grade student in the Long Beach, California school district attends this camp for one week. (MLH)
Descriptors: Field Trips, Instruction, Outdoor Education, Science Activities
Peer reviewedMeyer, Joe P. – Science Teacher, 1978
This article describes a summer Field Astronomy course designed to give secondary students the opportunity to use the telescope as a laboratory instrument, to learn telescope optics, and to do experiments related to observation. The equipment is described and illustrated. (Author/MA)
Descriptors: Astronomy, Camping, Environmental Education, Field Trips
Peer reviewedDanilov, Victor J. – Science Teacher, 1973
Discusses some of the educational advantages of utilizing the resources of science museums in school science programs. (JR)
Descriptors: Educational Facilities, Educational Opportunities, Elementary School Science, Field Trips
Peer reviewedMattson, Bruce M.; And Others – Journal of Chemical Education, 1989
Describes a full day of chemistry fun and competition for high school chemistry students. Notes teams have five students from each high school. Lists five competitive events for each team: titration, qualitative analysis, balancing equations, general chemistry quiz, and quantitative analysis with atomic absorption spectroscopy. (MVL)
Descriptors: Chemical Analysis, Chemical Nomenclature, Chemical Reactions, Chemistry
Download full textDenoya, Laila E., Ed.; And Others – 1997
This book contains descriptions of the 122 Summer Science Camps (SSC) funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) from 1992 to 1996. This program is employed as an early intervention strategy that reaches out to a large number of disadvantaged children who are underrepresented in scientific and technical careers. The main goal of the SSC is to…
Descriptors: Calculus, Career Awareness, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Strategies
Meyer, G. Rex, Ed.; Rao, A. N., Ed. – 1984
This book contains a selection of previously unpublished papers from an international Asian symposium on out-of-school science activities. These papers include: "Educational and Social Values of Out-of-School Science" (Peter Kelly); "School Versus Out-of-School: An Artificial Dichotomy" (William Mayer); "Biology of…
Descriptors: Biology, Concept Formation, Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education
Blough, Glenn O.; Blackwood, Paul E. – Office of Education, Federal Security Agency, 1949
Every child today is in contact with the results of scientific discovery and should have at least some understanding of the principles of modern science. The increasing complexities of the age in which we live make this imperative. For this reason, the study of science has become an essential part of the curriculum of every elementary rural and…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Teaching Methods, Science Activities, Interdisciplinary Approach
