A ‘Place’ for WaterTeaching science through the environment

An empowering perspective …

From what I know and can teach you (about science or anything else)

To what Place can teach us

A powerful practice …

From teaching the learner about science

To teaching science through Place

Teacher-- school teacher, consultant, teacher trainer, university professor, etc.

Learner-- school kids, fellow teachers, university student, etc.

Place-- school site,Canadian Rockies,or anywhere yourstudents live and learn.

From teaching about our world

To teaching through our world

My school the earth.My teachers:The sky, the clouds, the sun, the moon,The trees, the bushes, the grass,The birds, the bears, the wolves,The rivers.

I enjoy going to that schoolWhere the air is fresh,Where nothing is said and I learnFrom the sounds, From the things I touch,From all that I see.

D. Daniel St.Clair

Place teaches science

Landscapes shape mindscapes

What are the

“big patterns” in science.

NESTED SYSTEMSNETWORKS

CYCLESFLOWS

DEVELOPMENT

DYNAMIC

BALANCE

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