I think analyzing a creek nearby the school was a great way to get the kids interested and involved with the environmental effects of pollution in their community. It really "hits home" when your the one doing the leg work in your community and when you have something concrete (such as pollution level) to analyze.
This activity not only exposed the students to the cause and effects of pollution, it got the students involved with the community as to how and solve the issue, and exposed the students to technology that helped them collect and organized the data.
I' sure this unit benefited all of the students, from those who find science tough to follow, this was an interesting analysis, and to those who excel in science, I'm sure there were plenty of challenging jobs.
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I agree completly, creating a situation where the children are involved outside of the class room makes learning SOOO much easier!! Furthermore, you are right, this is a great idea for students, who find a specific subject difficult like science, to get a better grasp of it.
I totally agree with you since by doing such an activity outside the classroom the students were able to relaxed and learn something new about the sciences. It was also a great way into getting students involved in the effects that we as human beings have in the environment. The article was a great one.
I also really like the idea of having students learn in other environments besides the typical classroom setting. Getting them outside to see exactly how the creek was affected by environmental factors was probably much more beneficial than if they were to have been just sitting in the class listening to the teacher talk about it.
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