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Seeding the Future: Blending Urban Gardening With Community Outreach and STEM Learning

May 15, 2017 | Public Programs, Informal/Formal Connections
Learn how to create opportunities for young people from low-income, ethnically diverse communities to learn about growing food, doing science, and how science can help them contribute to their community in positive ways. The authors developed a program that integrates hydroponics (a method of growing plants indoors without soil) into both in-school and out-of-school educational settings.

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    Boston College
  • Andrea Aeschlimann
    Author
    Revere Public Schools
  • Anne Vera-Cruz
    Author
    Boston College
  • Anushree Kamath
    Author
    Boston College
  • Deborah Jose
    Author
    Newton Public Schools
  • Jackie DeLisi
    Author
    Education Development Center
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    Author
    Boston College
  • Paul Madden
    Author
    Boston College
  • Rajeev Rupani
    Author
    Boston College
  • Citation

    ISSN : 2475-8779
    Publication Name: Connected Science Learning
    Volume: 3

    Funders

    NSF
    Funding Program: ITEST
    Award Number: 1312073
    Resource Type: Research Products
    Discipline: Ecology, forestry, and agriculture | General STEM
    Audience: Elementary School Children (6-10) | Middle School Children (11-13) | Youth/Teen (up to 17) | Undergraduate/Graduate Students | Adults | Educators/Teachers | Museum/ISE Professionals | Evaluators | Learning Researchers
    Environment Type: Public Programs | Community Outreach Programs | Park, Outdoor, and Garden Programs | Laboratory Programs | Informal/Formal Connections | K-12 Programs
    Access and Inclusion: Ethnic/Racial | Low Socioeconomic Status | Urban

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