Outdoor Ecology School

by: Anna Gahl Cole

On a bright spring day last year, high school environmental science students led third graders on a dynamic learning adventure as part of an annual Outdoor Ecology School. At a water-monitoring site in a nearby national forest, the elementary students rotated through a series of inquiry-based activities that involved conducting field research and scavenger hunts, discovering animal habitats, studying population growth, and exploring predator-prey relationships. Community members and parents who dropped by were treated to an enthusiastic flurry of activities and learning.

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Type Journal ArticlePub Date 5/1/2004Stock # tst04_071_05_52Volume 071Issue 05

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