All Sorts of Leaves
The Great Outdoors
  Science does not stop at the classroom door. Why should science education? By taking students outside into their local environments, teachers can capitalize on a vast resource for science study. photo of classroom
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"I think that the local environment is really important and I appreciate that Ms. Gibson took the students out to the courtyard. I like the way she used it to explore."
Lin Tucker
Cambridge Public Schools

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"Its nice that it's an environment that's close by, because the concept of a field trip is often that we go there, but we only have limited access to it. These kinds of field trips...the kids can go back and revisit."
Susan Elko
Merck Institute for Science Education


 
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