"The natural environment is a place that everybody has in common. In a way, it's also a great context for employing reform-based teaching practices like hands-on, inquiry-based learning or group work. These practices can be good for all students, but they may be particularly good for reaching students who aren't as well-served in classroom settings."
- Katherine stevenson, assitant director of parks, recreation and tourism management at nc state.
"The eugenic effect: How nature access can level the playing field for Children" By Children & nature NetworkRead how "Students in schools in lower income, urban neighborhoods may benefit more from green space in terms of academic achievement test scores compared to higher income neighborhood schools."
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"For girls, Learning science outside linked to better grades" by North carolina state univeristyResearchers studied the impact of a outdoor science education program in North Carolina called Muddy Sneakers on fifth graders' science grades, knowledge of, and attitudes, about science.
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