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Lehrer, Richard; Schauble, Leona – Science Education, 2017
This study describes how students' intuitions about sampling are informed by extended experiences in investigating local ecosystems. Elementary students in a rural/suburban district in the upper midwest spent a year conducting first-hand comparative field studies of nearby ponds, prairies, and forests. At the close of the term, we conducted…
Descriptors: Knowledge Level, Sampling, Ecology, Intuition
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Bogdanets, T. P.; Smirnova, L. Ia. – Russian Education and Society, 1992
Argues that it is essential to encourage young children to have a protective relationship toward nature and aesthetic values. Describes classroom activities such as the caring of house plants or nature walks. Discusses how sensory experiences can be used to develop ecological attitudes and values. (CFR)
Descriptors: Aesthetic Values, Child Development, Class Activities, Ecological Factors