Engaging Ecosystems

Autor/inn/en	Duncan, Susan; Papers, Jerry; Franzen, Woody; Otto, Pat
Titel	Engaging Ecosystems
Quelle	In: Science Scope, 29 (2006) 5, S.28-31 (4 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0887-2376
Schlagwörter	Biodiversity; Investigations; Field Studies; Thinking Skills; Inquiry; Middle School Students; Student Projects; Citizenship Education; Sustainable Development; Student Participation; Models; Computer Software; Web Sites; Marine Biology; Ecology; Grade 6; Interdisciplinary Approach; Science Education; Grade 7; Cooperative Planning; Grade 8 + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Biodiversität; Untersuchung; Praxisforschung; Denkfähigkeit; Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Schulprojekt; Citizenship; Education; Politische Bildung; Politische Erziehung; Staatsbürgerliche Erziehung; Nachhaltige Entwicklung; Schülermitarbeit; Schülermitwirkung; Studentische Mitbestimmung; Analogiemodell; Web-Design; Meeresbiologie; Ökologie; School year 06; 6. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 06; Fächerübergreifender Unterricht; Fächerverbindender Unterricht; Interdisziplinarität; Naturwissenschaftliche Bildung; School year 07; 7. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 07; School year 08; 8. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 08
Abstract	Vertical connections, constructed using inquiry, give students the skills to reach new heights in both their academic and local communities. In this article, the authors present inquiry projects, developed by middle level teachers, to ensure that students use higher-level thinking skills to improve the community. Each project is connected to the previous year's to give students a deeper understanding of how research can help citizens build a sustainable community. Teachers work together to plan field studies and guide students in presenting their findings to others in the community using models, PowerPoint presentations, a web accessible database, and reports from field investigations. The projects are as follows: (1) healthy marine ecosystems--sixth grade; (2) interdisciplinary science: biodiversity and development--seventh grade; and (3) collaborating to create a better biosphere--eighth grade. (Contains 1 figure and 4 online resources.) (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10