From cambridge to the amazon in a few simple steps

Daniel E. Janes; Kelly Swing; Leah M. Cataldo

doi:10.1525/abt.2011.73.7.6

From cambridge to the amazon in a few simple steps

Daniel E. Janes^*
, Kelly Swing
, Leah M. Cataldo

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Harvard University
Buckingham Browne and Nichols School

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Abstract

Immersive experiences contribute to and enhance diverse curricula. Although more commonly applied to language curricula, student travel has much to offer science courses as well. Here, several options are described for secondary and college-level biology courses to participate in field-based study. The experience of one high school with one Amazonian field station is considered in detail, and several alternative opportunities for science-based student travel are provided as well. Traveling to the Amazon as an extension of classroom-based hypothesis generation and experimental design contextualized content for one high school biology course in a way that is powerful and repcatable.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	401-406
Number of pages	6
Journal	American Biology Teacher
Volume	73
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1525/abt.2011.73.7.6
State	Published - Sep 2011

Keywords

Amazon
Ecuador
experimentation
in situ ecology
rainforest
travel

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