Science Safaris: Developing Bold Academic Explorers outside the Science Classroom

Autor/in	Heilbronner, Nancy
Titel	Science Safaris: Developing Bold Academic Explorers outside the Science Classroom
Quelle	In: Science Scope, 31 (2008) 7, S.23-27 (5 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0887-2376
Schlagwörter	Middle School Students; Science Interests; Science Instruction; Secondary School Science; Inquiry; Student Motivation; Field Trips; Outdoor Education; Teaching Methods; Florida + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Schulische Motivation; Exkursion; Freiluftunterricht; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode
Abstract	Science, like most subjects, can only come alive when students are actively engaged in real-life pursuits that interest and challenge them (VanTassel-Baska and Bass 1998). Here the author describes how she was able to bring science to life for her middle school students through a series of Science Safaris--inquiry-based excursions to a variety of locations for the purpose of generating interest in science. The excursions were not closely tied to the content of curriculum in the classroom, but existed for the purpose of generating enthusiasm for and engagement in science as a domain. (Contains 2 figures.) (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10