A ‘Place’ for Water Teaching 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 your students 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 school Where the air is fresh, Where nothing is said and I learn From 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 SYSTEMS NETWORKS

CYCLES FLOWS

DEVELOPMENT DYNAMIC BALANCE

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