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Changing Elementary Students’ Environmental-Based Attitudes Using an Outdoor Learning Experience: Watershed Investigations

The Learning Team at The Florida Aquarium in Tampa received funding in 2014 to create and conduct a long-term outdoor learning experience for Hillsborough County, Florida, fifth-grade students. The program was designed with four parts to optimize stu...

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Informal Education Environmental Science Life Science STEM

Web Seminar

Archive: Science Update: Wildfires: Science and Technology, June 13, 2024

Wildfires have become an emerging issue of natural disasters in the U.S. For example, the 2023 Hawaii Maui Island Wildfire claimed more than 100 lives and destroyed almost all buildings on the island. Recent wildfires in Texas also burned hundreds of...

Elementary Middle School High School Postsecondary Informal Education Climate Change Earth & Space Science Engineering Environmental Science Life Science Robotics STEM

Web Seminar

Archive: Science Update: National Marine Sanctuaries as Models of Science-Based Ocean Climate Action, October 10, 2024

Climate change presents a distinct challenge for ocean and coastal place-based managers. The complexity of marine ecosystems, coupled with the difficulty of both direct observations and swift management interventions in the ocean, necessitates a purp...

Elementary Middle School High School Postsecondary Informal Education Biology Climate Change Earth & Space Science Environmental Science Life Science STEM

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The Very Hungry Caterpillar, Butterflies, and More About Moths!

By Peggy Ashbrook

Early Childhood General Science Interdisciplinary Life Science Teaching Strategies

Journal Article

Nature at your door: Partnering with families to support nature-based engagement

Through regular classroom communications teachers facilitate family partnership in nature-based learning. Teachers can promote family engagement in the local environment and foster lifelong naturalists with a strong commitment to the earth through co...

By Jennifer Gallo-Fox, Ariadni Kouzeli

Elementary Citizen Science Earth & Space Science Inclusion Life Science

Journal Article

Designing Trellises: Cultivating Science and Engineering in the Garden

Schoolyards and school gardens present a rich context for students to engage with engineering and design. We describe the Designing Trellises unit, an example of a guided 3rd-5th grade engineering experience in the garden. In this unit, students work...

By Emily Harris, Ilana Lowe, Lindsey Mohan, Whitney Cohen, Sara Severance, Terra Giotta, Carlo Albano, Jeffrey Snowden

Elementary Earth & Space Science Engineering Lesson Plans Life Science Teaching Strategies

Journal Article

Community Gardens as Places for Ecological Caring in Action

Current and future Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, and Medicine (STEMM) students must grapple with one of the most pressing scientific issues of the century: climate change. Teaching about climate change with our youngest learners requ...

By Amal Ibourk, Lauren Wagner, Deb Morrison, Syrena Young, Justin Milledge

Elementary Environmental Science Inclusion Life Science Teaching Strategies

Lesson Plan

How Have Dams on the Klamath River Affected Local Communities?

High School Climate Change Life Science