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Models of Inquiry-based Science Outreach to Urban Schools
http://www.nagt.org/files/nagt/jge/abstracts/Harnik_v52n5.pdf
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NOTE: This is a large file, 15.5mb in size! A primary obstacle to urban precollege geoscience education is limited access to inquiry-based geoscience experiences that are engaging and relevant to students' lives. Opportunities are reduced by the common misconception that the geosciences are less relevant to urban audiences and by the financial limitations of many urban school districts. This paper describes three primary obstacles to improving urban geoscience education and discusses two outreach programs developed by the Paleontological Research Institution (PRI) that have been offered to urban elementary school classrooms in central New York.
Intended for grade levels:
  • Graduate / Professional
Type of resource:
  • Text:
    • Journal article
Subject:
  • Educational theory and practice
  • Geological Sciences:
    • Paleontology
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Adobe Acrobat reader
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No cost
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DLESE Catalog ID: EVAL-TLKT-000-000-000-148
Resource contact / Creator / Publisher:
Publisher: National Association of Geoscience Teachers (NAGT)
Journal of Geoscience Education (JGE)
http://www.nagt.org/nagt/jge/index.html

Contributor: Paul G. Harnik
Paleontological Research Institution

Contributor: Robert M. Ross
Paleontological Research Institution