Teachers can help students gain experience in the natural world by taking students outside, but such experiences usually have tight time constraints due to elementary students’ very busy daily school schedules. Another important, yet often overlooked, resource for gaining experience in the natural world is caregivers and families. This article provides several strategies that can be used to help you optimize the role of families in your students’ science education.
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Type Journal ArticlePub Date 3/1/2009Stock # sc09_046_07_52Volume 046Issue 07