Search Results - "Nature Study"

Reconstruction of antibody dynamics and infection histories to evaluate dengue risk by Salje, Henrik, Cummings, Derek A. T., Rodriguez-Barraquer, Isabel, Katzelnick, Leah C., Lessler, Justin, Klungthong, Chonticha, Thaisomboonsuk, Butsaya, Nisalak, Ananda, Weg, Alden, Ellison, Damon, Macareo, Louis, Yoon, In-Kyu, Jarman, Richard, Thomas, Stephen, Rothman, Alan L., Endy, Timothy, Cauchemez, Simon

“…As with many pathogens, most dengue infections are subclinical and therefore unobserved 1 . Coupled with limited understanding of the dynamic behaviour of…”
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Eat Your Weedies by Duke, James

“…Explains the value of harvesting garden weeds and eating them. Discusses antioxidant and other nutritional qualities of weeds, weeds that are especially useful…”
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Teaching Flowery Prose: Journalism Training Includes Outdoor Labs by Abrams, Michael E

“…Describes an approach to teaching journalism students about descriptive writing by examining physical environments. Students go outdoors to find flowers about…”
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Place, Home and Story in Environmental Education by Lutts, Ralph H

“…Explores the environment as an expression of personal and cultural identities within the world, especially concerning those factors that give our environment…”
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Nature Study in the Horace Mann School by Carrs, Elizabeth, Lloyd, Francis E

“…Describes the Horance Mann School nature study program. (Author)…”
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Beyond Ecophobia: Reclaiming the Heart in Nature Education by Sobel, David

“…Argues that while children seem to be spending less time physically in natural surroundings, they also seem to worry more about the disappearance of nature in…”
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The Beginning of Nature Study at Cornell University by Comstock, Anna Botsford

“…Provides a history of the Cornell University nature study program, which was essentially an agricultural movement in its inception and aims. (CCM)…”
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The Meaning of the Nature Study Movement by Bailey, Liberty Hyde

“…Proposes that one of the marks of evolution of the race is coming more and more into sympathy with objects of the external world. Analyzes the meaning of the…”
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Nature-Study Partnership with Progressive Education by Minton, Tyree G

“…Describes the nature study movement's relationship with that of progressive education. (NB)…”
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Tree Lifecycle

“…Presents a Project Learning Tree (PLT) activity that has students investigate and compare the lifecycle of a tree to other living things and the tree's role in…”
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Looking at Leaves

“…Presents a Project Learning Tree (PLT) activity that allows students to describe how leaf characteristics vary from tree to tree and how these characteristics…”
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Investigating Bogs: An Interdisciplinary Adventure by Pankiewicz, Philip R, Schneider, Lois

“…Presents the case for the use of bogs as ideal sites for hundreds of interdisciplinary lessons that combine chemistry, geology, various branches of biology,…”
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Children and Nature: Strengthening the Bonds by Clees, Joanna

“…Discusses the American Indian concepts of taking only from nature what you need and practicing the disciplines of silence and using your senses. Suggests…”
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Teaching about American Indians by Coates, Ned

“…Presents aspects of American Indian culture that the environmental education teacher should understand when teaching ecology in a Native American context. (MDH)…”
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Keepers of the Dawn Land by Caduto, Michael J

“…Proposes using Abenaki American Indian tales to teach children the lessons needed to maintain a balance between people and nature. Describes the Abenaki people…”
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NABS Program: (Native Americans in Biological Science) by Gettys, Nancy, Comp

“…Describes the four-week summer program of the Native Americans in Biological Sciences Program that engages Native American eighth- and ninth-grade students in…”
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The Monarch Watch by Brown, Ken

“…Science education can be an exciting process of observation and discovery. This article describes the use of the Monarch Watch project by environmental…”
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Where Are the People in the Environment? by Jacquot, Ruth

“…Reports responses to a series of questions posed to groups of individuals who had been asked to picture their mental image of the term "environment." The…”
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The Educating of Native Peoples by Clees, Ron

“…American Indian culture has persisted through education despite actions by settling Europeans to assimilate it. Describes current trends in Indian education as…”
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Life in the Sharakakpok Village by Finkel, Doris

“…Describes a five-month study unit for eight to nine-year olds that integrates the Native Peoples of Manhattan, New York, into social studies, science, the…”
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