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Why Does Teaching Science Beyond the Classroom Matter?
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“Look, there’s water in my bag! Why does my bag have more water than yours? What happened to the leaves?” These were my student’s observations as he took off the rubber band that was wrapped around a clear Ziploc bag...
Environmental Stewardship, Environmental Literacy, and The Power of Partnerships
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SnowSchool Brings Science Education to Rural Students
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Challenge Accepted—DO Something
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“The people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones that do.” ~ Steve Jobs In 2017, I had the very great pleasure of meeting Dr. V. Ram Ramanathan, Distinguished Professor of Climate Sciences...
Connecting Curriculum and Standards to Teach About Healthy Habitats (part 2)
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It is not easy to find a healthy habitat on our school campus. Our campus is a bit of a concrete jungle. Concrete sidewalks connect the buildings that lead to an expansive concrete play area which is surrounded with, you...
Developing Instructional Units Aligned to the NGSS and EP&Cs to Teach About Water Conservation
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Paramount Unified School District (PUSD) is progressing toward the full implementation of California Next Generation Science Standards (CA NGSS) and the Environmental Principles & Concepts (EP&Cs) throughout grades K–12. This progress is the result of a strategic district-level plan for...
Investigating the Environment in the Past and Present: Environmental Literacy Programming for History–Social Science Teachers
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Touring the Port of Los Angeles, engineering transportation corridor models, investigating the environmental impact of the war in Vietnam, and designing a student webpage to highlight the effects of climate change and globalization on endangered species were a few of...
Exploring Environmental Literacy and Earth Science with Elementary Teachers in Alameda
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When I think of environmental literacy as a kinder[garten] teacher, I carefully look at how I will provide my students with a strong base to feel comfortable exploring their environment to not only gain an appreciation of their surroundings, but...