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Nature-based learning activities in the schoolyard
Posts tagged ‘schoolyard’
Apr 30
Best Practices for School Gardens
Giving you the tools to overcome the challenges and be successful
Put Up a Paradise
It is not as hard as it looks. Isn’t it time to depave schoolyards and begin collecting stormwater?
Beyond Eco-Footprints: Using the STEM Process
Getting K-12 students involved in all stages of the greening process in their schools
The Numbered Forest
Numbering trees in the schoolyard or in a nearby woodland opens the door to a variety of activities. From "Teaching Green: The Elementary Years"
Math in the Schoolyard
A schoolyard is a convenient setting for many math activities and is especially suited to concept application and problem-solving. The objects and phenomena within a natural area can be estimated, counted, and measured, and the data collected can then be charted, tabled, averaged, graphed, and manipulated in many ways. From "Greening School Grounds."
May 7
Investigating Water Pathways in Schoolyards
Based on a learning progression of student understandings, this hands-on activity provides high school students with a locally-relevant way to learn about the water cycle.
Apr 30
Nature Mapping
Schoolyard nature mapping teaches basic mapping techniques and encourages close observation of plants and animals through the seasons.
Apr 30
Imagine: Ecology and Teacher Education
Using a campus garden to teach pedagogical principles and ecology in middle school teacher education.
Apr 30
School Food Gardens in Multicultural Inner-city Settings
A model for maintaining gardening programs year round through school-community partnerships.
