Outdoor Classroom

This is a great resource for teachers who want to have their students doing hands-on activities by exploring science concepts nearby, like in their school playground. Students should be enga... See More

This is a great resource for teachers who want to have their students doing hands-on activities by exploring science concepts nearby, like in their school playground. Students should be engaging in inquiry and investigating the natural world, and this is a great way for them to do it!

Outstanding Lesson Plans For Young Ecologists

Taking a cue from Last Child in the Woods, Steven Rich builds on the concept of nature-deficit disorder to devise inquiry that connects student understanding of science through investigation... See More

Taking a cue from Last Child in the Woods, Steven Rich builds on the concept of nature-deficit disorder to devise inquiry that connects student understanding of science through investigations in the natural world as observable in the outdoor learning environments that are accessible to schools located in urban, suburban, and rural locations. The book suggests content for both physical and life sciences and the activities are appropriate for all classrooms. Chapter 3, Birds, Bugs, and Butterflies, guides teachers through the process of assessing the school yard and environs to lean if they provide the basic needs of all animals –food, water, shelter, and space to rear young. It also suggests ways to modify the schoolyard environment to meet these needs in uncomplicated and relatively inexpensive ways. Suggested surveys and inquiry that build upon one another are offered. The design of these lessons aim to empower students to observe, record and analyze data; procedures and tips are disc

Excellent Article

I really enjoyed this article a lot. Great for elementary and middle school. I have several projects during the year dealing with insects which makes this article that more helpful.

Good Resource IF...

The ultimate tresource has to be a book of ideas that cost little or nothing. This book has excellent lessons that cost nothing and some that would be hard to pay for a class every time you... See More

The ultimate tresource has to be a book of ideas that cost little or nothing. This book has excellent lessons that cost nothing and some that would be hard to pay for a class every time you complete another lesson. The time for some lessons are more than a day and the caterpillars get too big by then. I would like to see the WHOLE book to give more complete review.

Using materials close at hand to teach science

The book chapter demonstrates how to use near by resources (like school ground playground) to teach several science concepts. Great for elementary and middle school students.