Sidewalk botany

From: Green Teacher | Date: July 1, 2000| Author: | Copyright information

Rediscovering nature on our doorsteps opens up a kaleidoscope of educational opportunities.

WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME you took your class out to the alley to see what was growing there?

Most North American children live in cities. Yet the ecosystem most readily accessible to these children, the one most difficult to damage, and an ideal one for studying natural history in general and adaptability and survival tactics in particular, is perhaps the one most neglected. This teaching opportunity is not restricted to botany, or even ecology and environmental studies. Sidewalk botany can tie in to ...

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