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Download full textNilsen, Katy; Iveland, Ashley; Britton, Ted; Tyler, Burr; Arnett, Elizabeth – WestEd, 2019
This report describes how effective environmental literacy can be for catalyzing Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) teaching, and how the California K-8 NGSS Early Implementers Initiative has provided professional learning about environmental literacy to prompt and support this synergy. The report also outlines how the California Science…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Academic Standards, Science Education, Science Curriculum
Direct linkCarroll, Becky; Smith, Anita; Castori, Pam – Inverness Research, 2009
The Exploratorium is home to XTech, a science education program which began in 2006 and was primarily funded by a three-year National Science Foundation grant (Award # 05-25217) through its ITEST (Innovative Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers) initiative. XTech provided project-based afterschool activities in science, engineering,…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Field Trips, Summative Evaluation, Outreach Programs
Lee County School District, Ft. Myers, FL. Dept. of Environmental Education and Instructional Development Services. – 1986
Curriculum is enriched in relevant and unique ways by field trips which allow real world practice for skills learned in the classroom. Field trips offer teachers many opportunities to provide essential, concrete, hands-on learning experiences for students. Subject matter barriers dissolve in the interdisciplinary nature and context of the field…
Descriptors: Educational Objectives, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science, Field Trips
Peer reviewedOrion, Nir – School Science and Mathematics, 1993
Presents a practical model for planning and implementing a field trip as an integral part of the science curriculum. Reviews the literature related to the role of field trips in the learning process; describes the model; and provides an example implementing the learning cycle method. (Contains 17 references.) (MDH)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Experiential Learning, Field Trips
Peer reviewedPrice, Sabra; Hein, George E. – International Journal of Science Education, 1991
Reviews the work of the Program Evaluation and Research Group (PERG) at Lesley College in evaluating informal, nonschool science programs for elementary students. Compares PERG's findings with other published literature about elementary school programs in extraschool science institutions and discusses issues that apply to all such programs from…
Descriptors: Aquariums, Elementary Education, Evaluation, Exhibits
Garner, Gerald J.; And Others – 1987
This document was prepared in an effort to help science teachers, administrators, and school staff members in California understand and avoid situations in which accidents could occur in the science laboratory or on field trips and outdoor education experiences. It contains major sections on: (1) first aid (including information on animal and…
Descriptors: Elementary School Science, Elementary Secondary Education, Emergency Programs, Field Trips
Hammerman, Donald R.; And Others – 1985
Outdoor education has been a viable part of American education for the past 40 years. This book traces the development of outdoor education and is intended to address a variety of factors relating to the outdoor education programs that exist today. Chapter one, "Why Teach Outside the Classroom," contains sections which provide a…
Descriptors: Elementary School Science, Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Education, Experiential Learning
