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ERIC Number: EJ541764
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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ISSN: ISSN-0036-8148
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Learning from Others.
Daisey, Peggy; Dabney, Jocelyn
Science and Children, v34 n6 p40-42 Mar 1997
Discusses the use of biographies to increase student interest in plant science. Presents the biography of Wangari Maathai, a Kenyan woman who empowered women and children to plant and care for millions of trees in Kenya, as an example of teaching with biographies. (JRH)
Descriptors: Biographies, Educational Strategies, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science, Environmental Education, Plants (Botany), Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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