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Building a Student-Based Naturalist Collection
Building a Student-Based Naturalist Collection Suzanne E. Hiller A collection of seashells from the Cypraeidae family, commonly known as cowries. While there is growing evidence that outdoor learning...
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Keister Elementary’s Enchanted Forest
Keister Elementary’s Enchanted Forest Brooke Imber Harrisonburg City Public Schools, Virginia One of the best things about being an elementary school art teacher is getting to dream big about all sorts...
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Designing Outdoor Classrooms: Transforming Learning Spaces for Nature Connection
Designing Outdoor Classrooms: Transforming Learning Spaces for Nature Connection Lily Claire Taylor James Madison University Creating an outdoor space can be a lot of work, but the benefits exceed that...
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Building an Outdoor Classroom Amphitheater
Building an Outdoor Classroom Amphitheater Dan Balkan James Madison University A team of James Madison University (JMU) Industrial Design students helped bring to life the Keister Enchanted Forest....
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Worm Workers
Worm Workers Rebecca Bland Washington County Public Schools, Maryland The hum of busy fifth graders at work is obvious to any visitor that stops by their classroom at Salem Avenue Elementary School in...
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What’s New – Summer 2024
New Horizons New Horizons, Phoebe Hester, Savannah College of Art and DesignWe have had a busy summer at the Blue Swallow Farm Foundation. Here are some of the activities that we have been involved...
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Educating Children to Value and Protect Pollinators
Rebecca Bland, Washington County Public Schools Liz Marquette, Kansas University References Aizen, M. A., & Harder, L. D. (2009). The global stock of domesticated honey bees is growing slower than...
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Vermicomposting
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Piper Van Buskirk University of Southern California In the evolving world of education, classrooms aren’t the only spaces in need of a makeover. Picture this: a teacher’s lounge transformed into a...
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Using Math and Photography to Take Great Outdoor Photos
Samantha S. Marshall Studio 151 Photography Taking great outdoor photos involves more than just pressing the shutter button, it is about understanding how to “manipulate light.” With a little math, you...
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