ERIC Number: EJ964072
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2011-Dec
Pages: 5
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ISSN: ISSN-0036-8148
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Trail Blazers: Fourth-Grade Students Create Digital Field Guides for Visitors to the School's Nature Trail
Connors, Lisa Marie
Science and Children, v49 n4 p46-50 Dec 2011
As a fourth-grade science teacher, the author wanted a project that was (a) yearlong in scope, (b) got her students outside more, and (c) laid the groundwork for a learning progression. In this article, she describes a project in which her fourth-grade students created digital field guides for visitors to their school's nature trail. In the process, the students learned valuable inquiry and technology skills. This was a unique learning experience for the students involved because of the technology used and because of the ability to follow through with a long-term project. Many students who did not have computers at home had an opportunity to use computers for both the research and the creation of the podcasts. (Contains 4 figures and 4 online resources.)
Descriptors: Recreational Facilities, Science Teachers, Learning Experience, Science Instruction, Grade 4, Elementary School Students, Forestry, Science Education, Guides, Computer Uses in Education, Computers, Technology Uses in Education, Recreational Activities, Outdoor Education, Teaching Methods
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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