Cougars, Curriculum, and Community

Autor/inn/en	Quitadamo, Ian J.; Campanella, Ryan
Titel	Cougars, Curriculum, and Community
Quelle	In: Science Teacher, 72 (2005) 4, S.28-31 (4 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0036-8555
Schlagwörter	Teaching Methods; Problem Based Learning; Biology; High School Students; Science Instruction; Animals; Rural Areas; Problem Solving; Interdisciplinary Approach; Animal Behavior; Rural Development; Tourism; Washington + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Problem-based learning; Problemorientiertes Lernen; Biologie; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Animal; Tier; Tiere; Rural area; Ländlicher Raum; Problemlösen; Fächerübergreifender Unterricht; Fächerverbindender Unterricht; Interdisziplinarität; Tierverhalten; Rural environment; Development; Ländliches Milieu; Entwicklung; Tourismus
Abstract	On the eastern edge of the Cascade Mountain range in Washington State, high school biology students have a unique opportunity to study the elusive cougar ("Felis concolor"), a large cat native to the area. Nestled in the Cascade foothills is the city of Cle Elum, a small rural community that is expected to soon experience considerable growth from development of a large resort. The community provides an excellent model for scientific study of native animals; students can study and compare the cougar's habitat and behavior before, during, and after resort development. From an instructional perspective, the study of cougars provides an ideal way to engage both introductory and advanced biology students in interdisciplinary science inquiry and problem solving. In this article, the authors describe the design and implementation of the Cougar Conservation Project (CCP), a problem-based learning (PBL) curriculum that provided students and community members with valuable interdisciplinary learning experiences. (Contains 2 figures.) (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10