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Sense of Place in the Practice and Assessment of Place-Based Science Teaching
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Semken, Steven; Freeman, Carol Butler – Science Education, 2008
We teach earth, ecological, and environmental sciences in and about "places" imbued with meaning by human experience. Scientific understanding is but one of the many types of meanings that can accrue to a given place. People develop emotional attachments to meaningful places. The "sense of place," encompassing the meanings and…
Descriptors: School Community Relationship, Geology, Science Instruction, Teaching Methods