Building Broader Knowledge: Supporting Children’s Active, Outdoor Science Exploration in Urban Environments

This report looks across multiple phases of work to discuss the PLUM Rx project’s contribution to broader knowledge about supporting children’s active, outdoor science exploration in informal, urban settings. The PLUM LANDING Explore Outdoors Toolkit that resulted from this work is designed for use by outdoor prescription programs and a broad range of informal education programs serving urban children and families. This report describes (1) the rationale for the design principles that guided Toolkit development, (2) the Toolkit components developed in accordance with the design principles; and (3) key findings about the ways in which the integration of the design principles served to support urban children’s engagement in informal, active, outdoor environmental science learning.