Download full textERIC Number: ED469879
Record Type: RIE
Publication Date: 2001
Pages: 21
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Taking It Outside: Science Inquiry.
Weeks, Denise Jarrett, Ed.; Stepanek, Jennifer, Ed.
Northwest Teacher, v3 n1 Fall 2001
This publication presents examples of inquiry-based science teaching in which students develop an understanding of the natural world. Sections include: (1) "Connecting Students to Science and the World" (Jennifer Stepanek); (2) "Apple Orchard Lush with Life's Lessons" (Helen Silvis); (3) "Student Scientists Team Up with the Pros" (Amy Sutton); (4) "Schoolyard Science Takes Root" (Suzie Boss); (5) "Classroom Resources" (Amy Sutton); and (6) "A Word from the Director" (Kit Peixotto). (YDS)
Descriptors: Inquiry, Outdoor Education, Plants (Botany), Science Education, Science Laboratories, Scientific Principles, Teaching Methods
Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory, Mathematics and Science Education Center, 101 SW Main Street, Suite 500, Portland, OR 97204. Tel: 503-275-0457; e-mail: math_and_science@nwrel.org. For full text: http://www.nwrel.org/msec.
Publication Type: Collected Works - Serials
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Audience: Practitioners
Language: English
Sponsor: Department of Education, Washington, DC.
Authoring Institution: Northwest Eisenhower Regional Consortium for Mathematics and Science, Portland, OR.
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