Hands On Nature

Author : Jenepher Lingelbach
Publisher : University Press of New England
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.27/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Hands-on Nature written by Jenepher Lingelbach and published by University Press of New England. This book was released on 2000 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This long-awaited revision of a popular book provides information and activities to assist educators and parents in exploring the local environment with children. Fact-filled essays introduce each subject, followed by field-tested, experiential activities that engage students in learning about the natural world. 115 illustrations.

Author : Sally Gregory Kohlstedt
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 0226449920
Total Pages : 381 pages
Book Rating : 4.20/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Teaching Children Science written by Sally Gregory Kohlstedt and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2010-05-15 with total page 381 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the early twentieth century, a curriculum known as nature study flourished in major city school systems, streetcar suburbs, small towns, and even rural one-room schools. This object-based approach to learning about the natural world marked the first systematic attempt to introduce science into elementary education, and it came at a time when institutions such as zoos, botanical gardens, natural history museums, and national parks were promoting the idea that direct knowledge of nature would benefit an increasingly urban and industrial nation. The definitive history of this once pervasive nature study movement, TeachingChildren Science emphasizes the scientific, pedagogical, and social incentives that encouraged primarily women teachers to explore nature in and beyond their classrooms. Sally Gregory Kohlstedt brings to vivid life the instructors and reformers who advanced nature study through on-campus schools, summer programs, textbooks, and public speaking. Within a generation, this highly successful hands-on approach migrated beyond public schools into summer camps, afterschool activities, and the scouting movement. Although the rich diversity of nature study classes eventually lost ground to increasingly standardized curricula, Kohlstedt locates its legacy in the living plants and animals in classrooms and environmental field trips that remain central parts of science education today.

Author : David Rothenberg
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520913205
Total Pages : 278 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Hand's End written by David Rothenberg and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2023-09-01 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hand's End offers a new philosophy of technology as the fundamental way in which humans experience and define nature—the tool as humanity extended. Rothenberg examines human inventions from the water wheel to the nuclear bomb and discusses theories of technology in the thought of philosophers including Plato, Aristotle, Bacon, Marx, Heidegger, Spinoza, Mumford, and McLuhan.

Author : chris holland
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 0956156606
Total Pages : 202 pages
Book Rating : 4.00/5 ( download)

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Download or read book I love my World written by chris holland and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2009-12-04 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guide for parents, outdoor educators, play rangers, forest school leaders and teachers, 'I Love My World' is full of practical ideas which can be used to rekindle the naturally playful spirit and develop a deep connection with nature from an early age.

Author : Scott D. Sampson
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN 13 : 0544279328
Total Pages : 353 pages
Book Rating : 4.22/5 ( download)

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Download or read book How to Raise a Wild Child written by Scott D. Sampson and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2015 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "An easy-to-use guide for parents, teachers, and others looking to foster a strong connection between children and nature, complete with engaging activities, troubleshooting advice, and much more"--

Author : Richard Louv
Publisher : Algonquin Books
ISBN 13 : 156512586X
Total Pages : 416 pages
Book Rating : 4.65/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Last Child in the Woods written by Richard Louv and published by Algonquin Books. This book was released on 2008-04-22 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “The children and nature movement is fueled by this fundamental idea: the child in nature is an endangered species, and the health of children and the health of the Earth are inseparable.” —Richard Louv, from the new edition In his landmark work Last Child in the Woods, Richard Louv brought together cutting-edge studies that pointed to direct exposure to nature as essential for a child’s healthy physical and emotional development. Now this new edition updates the growing body of evidence linking the lack of nature in children’s lives and the rise in obesity, attention disorders, and depression. Louv’s message has galvanized an international back-to-nature campaign to “Leave No Child Inside.” His book will change the way you think about our future and the future of our children. “[The] national movement to ‘leave no child inside’ . . . has been the focus of Capitol Hill hearings, state legislative action, grass-roots projects, a U.S. Forest Service initiative to get more children into the woods and a national effort to promote a ‘green hour’ in each day. . . . The increased activism has been partly inspired by a best-selling book, Last Child in the Woods, and its author, Richard Louv.” —The Washington Post “Last Child in the Woods, which describes a generation so plugged into electronic diversions that it has lost its connection to the natural world, is helping drive a movement quickly flourishing across the nation.” —The Nation’s Health “This book is an absolute must-read for parents.” —The Boston Globe Now includes A Field Guide with 100 Practical Actions We Can Take Discussion Points for Book Groups, Classrooms, and Communities Additional Notes by the Author New and Updated Research from the U.S. and Abroad

Author : Julia Rothman
Publisher : Storey Publishing, LLC
ISBN 13 : 1612128149
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.46/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Nature Anatomy written by Julia Rothman and published by Storey Publishing, LLC. This book was released on 2015-10-09 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: See the world in a whole new way! Acclaimed illustrator Julia Rothman combines art and science in this exciting and educational guide to the structure, function, and personality of the natural world. Explore the anatomy of a jellyfish, the inside of a volcano, monarch butterfly migration, how sunsets work, and much more. Rothman’s whimsical illustrations are paired with interactive activities that encourage curiosity and inspire you to look more closely at the world all around you.

Author : Jan Albers
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 0262511282
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Hands on the Land written by Jan Albers and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2002-02-22 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A lavishly illustrated study of the natural and cultural history of the Vermont landscape. In this book Jan Albers examines the history—natural, environmental, social, and ultimately human—of one of America's most cherished landscapes: Vermont. Albers shows how Vermont has come to stand for the ideal of unspoiled rural community, examining both the basis of the state's pastoral image and the equally real toll taken by the pressure of human hands on the land. She begins with the relatively light touch of Vermont's Native Americans, then shows how European settlers—armed with a conviction that their claim to the land was "a God-given right"—shaped the landscape both to meet economic needs and to satisfy philosophical beliefs. The often turbulent result: a conflict between practical requirements and romantic ideals that has persisted to this day. Making lively use of contemporary accounts, advertisements, maps, landscape paintings, and vintage photographs, Albers delves into the stories and personalities behind the development of a succession of Vermont landscapes. She observes the growth of communities from tiny settlements to picturesque villages to bustling cities; traces the development of agriculture, forestry, mining, industry, and the influence of burgeoning technology; and proceeds to the growth of environmental consciousness, aided by both private initiative and governmental regulation. She reveals how as community strengthens, so does responsible stewardship of the land. Albers shows that like any landscape, the Vermont landscape reflects the human decisions that have been made about it—and that the more a community understands about how such decisions have been made, the better will be its future decisions.

Author : Gaud Morel
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780886829469
Total Pages : 80 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Exploring Nature written by Gaud Morel and published by . This book was released on 1998-05-21 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes the many ways in which humans use nature and how animals and plants exist in the wild.

Author : David F. Armstrong
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781563684883
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Show of Hands written by David F. Armstrong and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book casts a wide net in history and geography to explain how sign languages have enriched human culture in general and how their study has expanded knowledge of the human condition, from early human anatomy to the ubiquitous benefits of "Deaf Gain."