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Zero, Edward J.; Mertz, Gregory – 1978
Nissequogue River State Park is one of the last large tracts of undeveloped land on Long Island (NY) and is a refuge for organisms displaced by the rapid and extensive growth of suburbia. A reconstructed 120 year old barn and stable house the Outdoor Learning Laboratory which consists of interpretive displays (bird and mammal identification,…
Descriptors: Botany, Conservation (Environment), Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Education
Palma, Alfred J. – 1978
The clean and plentiful waters of the Connetquot basin's ponds, streams and marshlands have nurtured an extraordinarily rich ecosystem which has always been prized by both Native Americans and subsequent immigrants to this country. Since 1973, 3,476 acres have been preserved as Connetquot River State Park. To aid elementary and secondary teachers…
Descriptors: Conservation (Environment), Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Education, Equipment
Kaplan, Jay Bernard – 1974
Fifth and sixth grade students from the State College Area School District (Pennsylvania) participated in a 5-day resident outdoor education program to investigate the effectiveness of such a program on the development of cognitive learning processes. Students were divided into experimental and control groups of one fifth and one sixth grade class…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Development, Comparative Testing, Data Analysis
Sommer, Bonnie – 1978
Founded in 1972 as part of the private, non-profit Edwin Gould Outdoor Education Centers, the Hillside Outdoor Education Center offers services to various educational groups by providing residential experiences for students and faculty, day-visit programs, school-site outdoor education programs, teacher workshops, college courses in outdoor…
Descriptors: Camping, Check Lists, Educational Assessment, Educational Objectives
Palma, Alfred J. – 1978
Sunken Meadow State Park provides a year round three-fold ecosystem (marine beach, salt marsh, and wooded upland) of 1,266 acres for Suffolk County (NY) teachers and students to use as a site for outdoor education activities. While teachers can rely on the support of the Outdoor Learning Laboratories' staff for aid in emergencies, for clarifying…
Descriptors: Conservation (Environment), Ecology, Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Education
Gilfillan, Warren C.; And Others – 1978
Each week of the fall and the spring, 20 to 24 high school students volunteer as Junior Counselors at the Outdoor School which each year provides approximately 7000 Multnomah County, Oregon, sixth grade students with an opportunity to live and study together at one of 5 leased resident camp sites. Recommended by their high school counselors,…
Descriptors: Camping, Counselor Role, Elementary Education, Environmental Education
Gilfillan, Warren C., Comp.; Burgess, Robert A., Comp. – 1978
Directed to the Multnomah County, Oregon, sixth grade students who participate in the Outdoor School program, the reusable handbook serves as an introduction to the week-long, resident outdoor education experience which focuses on four natural resources: soil, water, plants, and animal life. Each week, four sixth grade classes from different…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Environmental Education, Experiential Learning, Grade 6
Schott, Willis R. M., Ed. – 1973
Since 1968, Lindbergh School District fifth graders have participated in a five day resident camp program designed to foster an appreciation for nature, to promote self-reliance while developing emotional maturity, and to provide a communal living experience with peers and teachers. The handbook is a composite of teachers', administrators', and…
Descriptors: Activities, Animal Behavior, Art, Camping
Gilfillan, Warren C.; Burgess, Robert A. – 1978
Active preparation, participation, and follow up by the classroom teacher are essential to the success of the Outdoor School, a week-long, resident, coeducational program of outdoor education for all Multnomah County, Oregon, sixth grade classes and their teachers. Teacher orientation to the Outdoor School includes an on-site overnight workshop in…
Descriptors: Coeducation, Educational Environment, Educational Resources, Elementary Education
