Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ645825
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2001
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Hershey Montessori Farm School: Place-Based High School Biology.
Venaleck, Judy; McDonald, Pete
NAMTA Journal, v26 n3 p543-52 Sum 2001
Describes how the Hershey Montessori Farm School in Huntsburg, Ohio, developed an advanced biology course, which begins with an experience-based, task-oriented approach within different biomes of the surrounding environs while incorporating high school content and scientific method. Concludes that integrating place-based and contextual inquiries promotes a concept of land stewardship while being relevant and engaging to students' lives. (Author/KB)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Biology, Cooperative Learning, Experiential Learning, Integrated Curriculum, Montessori Method, Montessori Schools, Place Based Education, Relevance (Education), Science Instruction, Secondary Education, Secondary School Curriculum, Secondary School Science, Secondary School Students, Student Projects
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Ohio
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