ERIC Number: EJ1254422
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020
Pages: 23
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Urban Classroom Rainforest Installation: A Portal for Student Learning
Seiki, Sumer; Gray, Pennie L.
Schools: Studies in Education, v17 n1 p92-114 Spr 2020
This article describes the ways transformative curriculum making led to the creation of an immersive urban classroom ecosystem installation in a second-grade classroom. Both teachers and students engaged in science-based learning experiences through this immersive installation. Students' sensory learning experiences yielded a robust ecological understanding of the rainforests and a sense of care and concern for the organisms that live within it. This research points to the ways immersive education can be a catalyst for students to use their imaginations when learning science content.
Descriptors: Ecology, Urban Schools, Classroom Environment, Elementary School Science, Sensory Experience, Consciousness Raising, Imagination, Grade 2, Conservation (Environment), Hands on Science, Transformative Learning
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Early Childhood Education; Grade 2; Primary Education
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Language: English
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