Big Project, Small Leaders

Autor/inn/en	Schon, Jennifer A.; Eitel, Karla B.; Bingaman, Deirdre; Miller, Brant G.; Rittenburg, Rebecca A.
Titel	Big Project, Small Leaders
Quelle	In: Science and Children, 51 (2014) 8, S.48-53 (6 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0036-8148
Schlagwörter	Problem Based Learning; Science Activities; Science Projects; Environmental Education; Partnerships in Education; School Community Relationship; School Community Programs; Community Benefits; Data Collection; Knowledge Representation; Water Quality; Conservation (Environment); Outdoor Education; Grade 5; College School Cooperation; Idaho + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Problem-based learning; Problemorientiertes Lernen; Science; Project; Wissenschaft; Projekt; Umweltbildung; Umwelterziehung; Umweltpädagogik; Hochschulpartnerschaft; Data capture; Datensammlung; Wissensrepräsentation; Wasserqualität; Conservation; Environment; Konservierung; Bewahung; Umwelt; Freiluftunterricht; School year 05; 5. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 05
Abstract	Donnelly, Idaho, is a small town surrounded by private ranches and Forest Service property. Through the center of Donnelly runs Boulder Creek, a small tributary feeding into Cascade Lake Reservoir. Boulder Creek originates from a mountain lake north of Donnelly. Since 1994 it has been listed as "impaired" by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for phosphorous loading, high temperatures, low dissolved oxygen, and sedimentation. As a result, many segments of Boulder Creek no longer support any beneficial uses (IDEQ 2009). Because the creek runs behind the school, it is a natural place for students to focus their science study. When the class found out that it was impaired, their studies took on a new level of authentic inquiry as the students sought to assist in monitoring and restoring the creek with the help of local agencies and other partners. This article is an examination of how classrooms, with help from local agencies, can play a role in a restoration effort by collecting data, participating in restoration, and motivating other members of the community to get involved while enriching the science curriculum with an authentic, problem-based approach. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10