This lecture cites the need for teachers to use all the learning environments available to them, especially the outdoors. Outdoor education can make the educational process full of wonder and excitement; it can also develop humanistic characteristics that permit children to become worthwhile citizens in society. (DS)

Environmental awareness for schoolyard and classroom use are presented briefly in this article. The ideas emanate from an instructor in the Youth Conservation Corps Program of the Department of the Interior. (SA)

Describes student participation in research projects as part of an undergraduate course in applied research methods. Twenty-three projects in which students collected information on issues important to public service agencies are evaluated. (KC)

Describes the "Museum in the Schools" program of Cornell University's Johnson Art Museum. To encourage museum use by secondary school students and teachers, workshops are designed and presented by the museum's team, based on the specifications of the classroom teacher. This article focuses on a workshop in drawing and line. (Author/SJL)

The article explains the value to young children of skill development in the areas of observation, classification, communication, and measurement. It suggests specific science-related activities to help develop each skill. (SB)

Describes a preschool physical coordination program designed to provide opportunities for children to explore the potential for body movement in a structured space, and to involve parents and children in informal learning experiences. (CM)

Describes a project to reconceptualize the base for citizenship education and to determine implications of experiential learning for curriculum and instruction. (Author/DB)

The need to build experiential learning into external degree programs is examined in terms of the framework identifying the functions of experiential elements of a program. Successful forms are defined and models of these are described. (JMF)

Describes how the educational museum Clarke Hall provides a stimulus to language use by involving children in the daily life of the seventeenth century. (DD)

Initial results of the national Evaluation of Experiential Learning Project are extremely positive, showing high correlation among teachers' and students' positive perceptions of 20 outcome items. The overall research design will include project designed instruments, systematic observations, self reports, unobtrusive measures, theory, other…

Describes a 10 week Saturday program in open-ended, hands-on science activity. Sessions emphasize three stages of learning: (1) messing about with concrete materials; (2) introduction of new equipment and probing questions; and (3) large group sharing session. Discusses the teacher's role and extended activities. (MA)

A mathematics laboratory approach used with hearing-impaired junior high youngsters is described and discussed. (DT)

Directions are given for an activity in which students are introduced to infinite geometric series. (DT)

Describes experiential learning and guidance activities provided to preservice early childhood educators at the University of Western Sydney which better enable them to establish preschool environments that stimulate curiosity and promote thinking. Notes how students found that collaborative activities with interactive dialog nurtured their…

Because of the way young children learn, environmental educational programs should incorporate opportunities for sensory absorption and physical manipulation. Emphasis should be on stimulating children's senses and bringing joy to their actions, thoughts and feelings. Key concepts related to developmentally appropriate practices include active…