ERIC Number: EJ1439137
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 7
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ISSN: ISSN-1933-8341
EISSN: EISSN-1752-6884
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Promote Environmental Awareness and Care by Creating a Virtual Reality Tour for the Local Community
Geography Teacher, v21 n3 p119-125 2024
According to the author, this innovative lesson plan incorporates virtual reality (VR) technology to foster environmental awareness and care in late primary-age students. Drawing on the place-based education approach and social constructivism in the lesson design, students participate in collaborative project-based learning. The students' task involves creating a VR tour to showcase local environmental issues, their causes, and potential solutions. In tackling real-world environmental issues, students advance their digital and geographical literacies and deepen their community ties. Finally, this lesson plan can be extended to offer a multidisciplinary learning experience, merging diverse subjects to cultivate knowledge, skills, and attitudes beyond conventional subject boundaries.
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Environmental Education, Elementary School Students, Lesson Plans, Technology Uses in Education, Instructional Innovation, Place Based Education, Constructivism (Learning), Sociocultural Patterns, Community Benefits, Local Issues, Active Learning, Student Projects, Cooperative Learning, Digital Literacy, Multiple Literacies, Geography
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher
Education Level: Elementary Education
Audience: Teachers
Language: English
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