Education expert Sir Ken Robinson encourages kids to get outside in support of Empty Classroom Day, a UK-based initiative to inspire learning and play outside the classroom.
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With a surge in research centered on nature play and nature-based learning , C&NN is part of a unique collaborative effort to develop a long-term interdisciplinary research agenda about nature and learning that can foster collaboration and help...
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I recently wrote about how important it is to be able to identify plants and animals. Knowing the names of species that live around us helps us to connect to nature.
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There's a tropical rainforest tucked away in a giant bubble in the south west of England. The Eden Project transformed an old china clay pit in Cornwall into a biological wonder, with huge domes enclosing the 'world's largest rainforest in captivity' and a Mediterranean biome, surrounded by vast landscaped gardens. I can vouch for the…
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Find information, strategies, protocols, and tools -- including resources and downloads from teachers and schools – to promote curiosity and engage students in asking questions, thinking critically, and solving problems.
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Set in the world of a spoofed prescription drug commercial, Nature Rx offers a hearty dose of laughs and the outdoors - two timeless prescriptions for whatev...
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Warning this Rx has side effects! Great conversation starter!
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This 8-minute documentary examines the missing link in the history of natural selection, a man whose contributions to evolutionary theory rival Darwin’s.
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Wonderful mini history of Alfred Russell Wallace - the neglected co-author, with Darwin of evolutionary theory.
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Research shows that environment-centered education improves student achievement. Whatever your school’s setting—urban, suburban, or rural—you can create stimulating outdoor classrooms for your students, with a little help from Outdoor Science. Author and state science specialist Steve Rich shows teachers how to create outdoor learning spaces that can be used from year to year—with little extra effort or resources.
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Great resource - get your hands on it and get outside!
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Part 3 of the Outdoor Education series. Teach your students science by engaging with your local wildlife!
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Outside Atlanta, after returning from a class hike through the woods, an excited six-year-old grabbed his head and said, “There’s so much nature and I only have two eyes and one brain and I think it's going to explode!”
A teacher at the nature-based Chattahoochee Hills Charter School shared
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The Michigan Department of Natural Resources wants to revitalize the school forest program.
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Outdoor learning isn’t just the preserve of rural schools. These simple ideas will help you incorporate outdoor learning in a concrete jungle
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By taking down the walls of their school and bringing learning into the community around them, Crellin makes education meaningful and magical for their students.
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Place based learning is a big part of what we do in the Amazon!
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"Life [exists] only because of a myriad of synchronicities that bring us to this particular place at this particular moment. In return for s
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One of my favorite parts about the summer is having more time to spend outdoors. Growing up in the northeast, I definitely treasured the increase in temperature and extra hours to play in the sun. If
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