Growlab: A Gardening-Based Curriculum Guide

 

Tested Studies in Laboratory Teaching, 1993, Volume 14

Abstract

Growlab is a gardening-based program designed by the National Gardening Association (Burlington, VT). The curriculum guide, Activities for Growing Minds (Cohen and Pranis, 1990), places a strong emphasis on the experimental and dynamic aspect of science for kindergarten through eighth grades. Instead of being cast in the role as the sole source of information, teachers are encouraged to be facilitators and co-learners with their students. Emphasis is placed on helping students develop valuable skills, such as making observations, posing testable questions, designing and conducting sound experiments ("fair tests"), and interpreting results.

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University of Nevada, Las Vegas (1992)