Elementary school science teachers and youth workers looking to engage children in outdoor education will find a wealth of resources on this webpage. Created by Education Outside, a San Francisco-based non-profit organization dedicated to promoting experiential science and environmental education, this collection is targeted to kindergarten through fifth grade students. Activities are arranged into such categories as Soil/Compost, Plants - Fall, Plants - Spring, and Ecology. Within each category, instructors and enrichment teachers will find downloadable (PDF) instructions for a number of hands-on activities. While some of these activities involve the use of a garden (and will, therefore, be of special interest to those looking for garden education), other activities can be adapted to a variety of outdoor settings. Lessons are compatible with the Science Content Standards for California Public Schools.
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