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Hybrid Classroom Approach: Virtual and Live Field Data Integration
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Schlosser, William E.; Aumell, Aidan J.; Kilkenny, Madison M. – Natural Sciences Education, 2023
University students stepped into synchronous remote learning as the COVID-19 pandemic arrived in spring 2020. Temporal limitations of the live field trip-based paradigm in teaching ecology have been complicated by remote learning. To meet the challenge, we have designed and deployed an immersive virtual ecology platform with associated field…
Descriptors: Blended Learning, Natural Resources, College Science, Ecology
Cleaning Up the Environment
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Pruett, Don; Pruett, Lindsay – Science Teacher, 2005
Environmental community service projects provide many opportunities for students to help the environment and connect with their communities. In Washington State, students are allowed to obtain a high school varsity letter in community service if they complete over 150 community service hours in a calendar year. To help students toward this goal,…
Descriptors: Conservation (Environment), Educational Opportunities, Earth Science, Service Learning
Classroom-Community Salmon Enhancement Project.
Hubbard-Gray, Sarah – Clearing, 1988
Describes a program in the Bellevue (Washington) public schools in which elementary and middle school teachers and students raise coho and Chinook salmon in the classroom and later release them into a nearby stream. (TW)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Science, Environmental Education, Ichthyology
Rivers Run Through It: Discovering the Interior Columbia River Basin.
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Davis, Shelley; Wojtanik, Brenda Lincoln; Rieben, Elizabeth – Science and Children, 1998
Explores the Columbia River Basin, its ecosystems, and challenges faced by natural resource managers. By studying the basin's complexity, students can learn about common scientific concepts such as the power of water and effects of rain shadows. Students can also explore social-scientific issues such as conflicts between protecting salmon runs and…
Descriptors: Climate, Controversial Issues (Course Content), Ecology, Elementary Education
Saving the Salmon
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Sprangers, Donald – Science Teacher, 2004
In November 2000, wild Atlantic salmon were placed under the protection of the Endangered Species Act of 1973. Washington Academy (WA) in Maine has played an integral role in the education and restoration of this species. Efforts to restore the salmon's dwindling population, enhance critical habitat areas, and educate and inform the public require…
Descriptors: Biodiversity, Wildlife, Test Results, Water Quality
Kids Working with Nature: A Cooperative Wildlife Habitat Enhancement Project in the Connelly Creek Nature Area.
Scherrer, Wendy Wollam – Clearing, 1988
Describes a project in the Bellingham Cooperative School (Washington) in which teachers and students, along with parents and community volunteers, are involved in a 24-acre wildlife enhancement effort. (TW)
Descriptors: Animals, Ecological Factors, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science
High Tide, Low Tide. Ocean Related Curriculum Activities.
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Snively, Gloria – 1981
The ocean affects all of our lives. Therefore, awareness of and information about the interconnections between humans and oceans are prerequisites to making sound decisions for the future. Project ORCA (Ocean Related Curriculum Activities) has developed interdisciplinary curriculum materials designed to meet the needs of students and teachers…
Descriptors: Animals, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science, Environmental Education