Invading Wild: Using Native Plants to Increase Scientific and Environmental Literacy of Elementary Students

Autor/inn/en	Roberts, Kean; Kruse, Jerrid
Titel	Invading Wild: Using Native Plants to Increase Scientific and Environmental Literacy of Elementary Students
Quelle	In: Science and Children, 60 (2022) 1, S.42-48 (7 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0036-8148
Schlagwörter	Biology; Science Education; Environmental Education; Elementary School Students; Place Based Education; Learning Activities; Scientific Literacy + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Biologie; Naturwissenschaftliche Bildung; Umweltbildung; Umwelterziehung; Umweltpädagogik; Lernaktivität
Abstract	To combat environmental apathy, the authors seek to help students develop environmental knowledge, ethics, and "critical-thinking skills that will prepare them to evaluate issues and make informed decisions regarding stewardship of the planet". This article describes scientific, place-based investigations of local species and their ability to survive well, moderately well, or not at all (3-LS4-3) (NGSS Lead States 2013) while promoting components of environmental literacy. To encourage students' recognition of nature's proximity and expand their environmental dispositions, explicit, open-ended questions are asked regarding the concept of wilderness/nature, possible uses of nature, and the extent to which humans should sustainably conserve nature (Roberts and Kruse 2019). Although these lessons were given to third-grade students, the activities provided are easily adaptable for all elementary, middle, and even high school students. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01