Frogs Need Homes and Other Ecological Lessons: Learning about and Building Habitats for Amphibians

Autor/inn/en	McCormick, Molly; Lee, Carole
Titel	Frogs Need Homes and Other Ecological Lessons: Learning about and Building Habitats for Amphibians
Quelle	In: Science and Children, 57 (2020) 9, S.54-59 (6 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0036-8148
Schlagwörter	Science Instruction; Distance Education; Teaching Methods; Outdoor Education; Authentic Learning; Field Trips; Recreational Facilities; Grade 3; Grade 4; Elementary School Students; Zoology; School Culture; Environmental Education; Ecology + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Freiluftunterricht; Exkursion; Freizeiteinrichtung; School year 03; 3. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 03; School year 04; 4. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 04; Zoologie; Schulkultur; Schulleben; Umweltbildung; Umwelterziehung; Umweltpädagogik; Ökologie
Abstract	Most students have never had the opportunity to interact with amphibians. Field trips students list as most memorable are usually their outdoor experiences and interactions with living creatures. Apart from being memorable, field trips need to be meaningful and provide students with authentic learning experiences. Field trips allow students to actively engage in science while exploring, experiencing, and expanding their understanding of their environmental community. During this unprecedented time of remote learning, field trips can be an exciting opportunity to engage children in learning about science and the world around them. This article describes how field trips to a local nature preserve provided third- and fourth-grade students with opportunities to study amphibians, learn how hazards are causing a decrease in their population, and engineer solutions to help. Though this field experience was implemented at a nature preserve, it could easily be completed near any freshwater environment. This week-long field experience for children could be adapted for the situation of remote learning under the guidance of adults. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01