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ERIC Number: EJ341890
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1986
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Reference Count: 0
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Take a Field Trip Close to Home.
Wood, Jacalyn K.
Science and Children, v24 n2 p26-27 Oct 1986
Describes a simple field trip taken by fourth-grade students to a local park. Aided by volunteers, students go through four learning stations dealing with rock studies, tree identification, following directions (mapping), and observation skills. Presite and postsite activities are discussed. (TW)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Science, Environmental Education, Experiential Learning, Field Trips, Geology, Map Skills, Maps, Observation, Observational Learning, Outdoor Activities, Parent Teacher Cooperation, Science Activities, Science Education, Science Instruction, Skill Development, Trees
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers: Rocks