Discovering Science through Food, Farming and Nature

Autor/in	Edwards, Carl
Titel	Discovering Science through Food, Farming and Nature
Quelle	In: Primary Science, 166 (2021), S.7-10 (4 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0269-2465
Schlagwörter	Science Education; Science Instruction; Teaching Methods; Food; Agricultural Production; Outdoor Education; Elementary School Students; Eating Habits; Science Activities + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Naturwissenschaftliche Bildung; Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Lebensmittel; Agriculture; Production; Landwirtschaft; Produktion; Agrarproduktion; Landwirtschaftliche Produktion; Freiluftunterricht; Ernährungsgewohnheit; Essgewohnheit
Abstract	Linking Education and Farming (LEAF) Education uses food, farming and nature to reach out to children in new and imaginative ways across the science curriculum. Their work at a grass roots level, with teachers, children and farmers, shows just how powerful farming and nature can be in helping develop a lifelong love for science and fuelling children's innate curiosity and sense of wonder. Science teachers encourage children to become young scientists who are constantly theorising about how the world works, eager to collect, sample, compare, associate and test. Providing rich learning experiences around food, farming and nature furthers this development. Exploring science at an early age through food, farming and nature also provides powerful entry points to many pressing green issues, such as climate change, diets and wellbeing. With a quarter of primary-age children considered obese, using farming to educate them about healthy eating is a key priority. The more children know about food and the science behind it, the more informed decisions they will be able to make around what they feed themselves and their future families. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	Association for Science Education. College Lane Hatfield, Herts, AL10 9AA, UK. Tel: +44-1-707-283000; Fax: +44-1-707-266532; e-mail: info@ase.org.uk; Web site: http://www.ase.org.uk
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2022/1/01