A Survey of Elementary School Nature Activity Programs utilizing the school Biotope

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  • 小学校におけるビオトープを用いた自然体験活動が児童に及ぼす教育的効果
  • 小学校におけるビオトープを用いた自然体験活動が児童に及ぼす教育的効果 : 土壌動物・種子散布の指導事例をもとに
  • ショウガッコウ ニ オケル ビオトープ オ モチイタ シゼン タイケン カツドウ ガ ジドウ ニ オヨボス キョウイクテキ コウカ : ドジョウ ドウブツ ・ シュシ サンプ ノ シドウ ジレイ オ モト ニ
  • ―土壌動物・種子散布の指導事例をもとに―

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The purpose of this research is to clarify the effectiveness of nature activities that utilize the school biotope. In this survey, we investigate elementary school science activities with respect to consciousness of nature, and verify the effectiveness of nature activity programs for elementary school students. We report on the nature activity programs “Observation of soil animals” and “Seed dissemination”. In the nature activity program “Observation of soil animals”, students engage in the identification, observation, and collection of soil animals. Nature activity “Observation of soil animals” give elementary school students three significant effective learning outcomes: (1) Improvement from previous negative cognitions of soil animals, (2) Notice of the numerousness of living creatures in soil,(3) Understanding of the role of soil animals. In “Seed dissemination”, students engage in the development of seed disseminules models and collect seed disseminules from their school’s biotope. The nature activity “Seed dissemination” gives elementary school students two significant effective learning outcomes. (1) Improvement of interest in plants and/or plant seeds, (2) Surprise at plants’ vitality. And, there was a rise in consciousness of respect and protection of plants through the two nature activities. In conclusion, we verify the effectiveness of natural science programs utilizing the elementary school children’s own school biotope.

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