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Forestry Field Studies: A Manual for Science Teachers
NSTA Press Book |
Why forestry field studies? As experienced teachers of scientific ecology and forestry concepts, we believe that a forest or woodlot can provide teachers and their students with the perfect laboratory for understanding…
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Inside-Out: Environmental Science in the Classroom and the Field, Grades 3–8
NSTA Press Book |
Teachers seeking new ways to integrate Earth science, chemistry, physical geography, and life science into a study of the environment should just step outside! So say the authors of Inside-Out: Environmental Science in…
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Change in Secondary Science Settings: A Voice From the Field
Book Chapter |
Learning science by inquiry is central to science education reforms. In today’s working world, students need skills for finding, organizing, and managing information. They also need rich skills for working with others…
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A Natural Integration: Student-Created Field Guides Seamlessly Combine Science and Writing
Book Chapter |
A five-week study taught students how to write a field guide that identified the plants in a small wooded area they passed through on their way to their school playground. By creating this authentic genre of science…
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Journal Article |
Though zoos and aquariums have become increasingly focused on conservation education, their menageries of unique and diverse learning opportunities have been underutilized. This practical NGSS-aligned guide to field…
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Safer Science: Safety in the Field
Journal Article |
This column provides best safety practices for the science classroom and laboratory. This month’s issue discusses field trip safety.
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Using Mobile Devices in Field Science
Journal Article |
A herpetology research experience to build students' 21st-century skills.
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Science Sampler: Digital Field Trips
Journal Article |
"Take only photographs. Leave only footprints." This is the author's motto as she bubbled forth with ideas and images after taking a digital camera along on trips to Utah, Yellowstone National Park, the Rocky Mountains…
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Science Sampler: Field Journals—Bringing the past to life
Journal Article |
In this activity, students travel back in time as explorers to collect scientific information on plant and animal life during various geological eras. The author uses the book, The Deep Time Diaries as way to bring…