June 9th, 2010 | RESEARCH
This article describes the goals and methodology of the Field Museum in Chicago's Calumet Environmental Education Program (CEEP) in the Calumet region of southeast Chicago. The program engages students grades 4-12 in science by letting them apply what they have learned to real-life community conservation issues. Evaluation highlights and lessons learned are also included.
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Kirk Anne Taylor, Author, Field Museum of Natural HistoryKatie McCarthy, Contributor, ASTC
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Identifier Type: ISSN
Identifier: 1528-820X
Publication: ASTC Dimensions
Page(s): 5
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Audience: Educators | Teachers | Elementary School Children (6-10) | Evaluators | Middle School Children (11-13) | Museum | ISE Professionals | Youth | Teen (up to 17)
Discipline: Ecology | forestry | agriculture | Education and learning science | Life science
Resource Type: Mass Media Article | Reference Materials
Environment Type: Informal | Formal Connections | K-12 Programs