Archive for February, 2009

Hands-on learning

Sunday, February 15th, 2009

Students taught a nature-based curriculum score higher more than 90 percent of the time than students taught the same subjects out of a textbook in the classroom. That’s the conclusion of a study reported in the post, Schools look to get kids out of the classroom at the Project: Green Industry blog.
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Scanning activity brings color to winter

Sunday, February 15th, 2009

Every month on my personal blog, Ellis Hollow, I participate in a community event called Garden Bloggers Bloom Day. It’s hosted by Carol at the May Dreams Garden blog. On the 15th of every month, more than 100 gardeners from around the world post about what’s blooming in their gardens. My contribution [...]

Informal science: More reasons to engage children and youth with bulb activities

Sunday, February 1st, 2009

From NSTA Express, an enewsletter from the National Science Teachers Association:
Informal science experiences, such as visiting museums and aquariums, attending after-school programs, and watching television shows, can spark curiosity and interest in science and improve science learning outcomes for students and adults, according to a new report released last week by the National Research Council. [...]