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Building Broader Knowledge: Supporting Children’s Active, Outdoor Science Exploration in Urban Environments

May 6, 2018 | Media and Technology, Public Programs

This report looks across multiple phases of work to discuss the PLUM Rx project’s contribution to broader knowledge about supporting children’s active, outdoor science exploration in informal, urban settings. The PLUM LANDING Explore Outdoors Toolkit that resulted from this work is designed for use by outdoor prescription programs and a broad range of informal education programs serving urban children and families. This report describes (1) the rationale for the design principles that guided Toolkit development, (2) the Toolkit components developed in accordance with the design principles; and (3) key findings about the ways in which the integration of the design principles served to support urban children’s engagement in informal, active, outdoor environmental science learning.

TEAM MEMBERS

  • REVISE logo
    Principal Investigator
    WGBH
  • Mary Haggerty
    Co-Principal Investigator
    WGBH
  • REVISE logo
    Project Manager
    WGBH
  • Marion Goldstein
    Author
    EDC
  • Lisa Famularo
    Author
    EDC
  • Jamie Kynn
    Author
    EDC
  • REVISE logo
    Author
    EDC
  • Citation

    Funders

    NSF
    Funding Program: AISL
    Award Number: 1516466
    Funding Amount: $2,989,723.00
    Resource Type: Reference Materials
    Discipline: Ecology, forestry, and agriculture | Education and learning science | General STEM | Life science
    Audience: Elementary School Children (6-10) | Families | Parents/Caregivers | Educators/Teachers | Museum/ISE Professionals | Learning Researchers
    Environment Type: Media and Technology | Broadcast Media | Websites, Mobile Apps, and Online Media | Public Programs | Park, Outdoor, and Garden Programs
    Access and Inclusion: Urban

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