An open field—with its wildflowers, grasses, and vole tunnels—became an instant classroom. Students’ senses were awakened there, and upon entering a nearby forest, they immediately detected a difference: less light and cooler air. “Why are there no grasses in the forest? Why aren’t there ferns in the field?” These and other questions emerged as fifth-grade students collected and compared data from both a field and forest at a local Audubon Society wildlife refuge.

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Type Journal ArticlePub Date 9/1/2009Stock # sc09_047_01_35Volume 047Issue 01

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