Tomorrow is Earth Day and one of the best things you can do to not only help the planet but kids as well, is to take them outside and use nature's resources to teach the lessons found in textbooks. When learning outside and connecting with nature, kids are more enthusiastic about the lessons and develop a respect for natural areas that can help create a future generation of environmental stewards for our planet.The school featured in the article, "NEISD Students Turning Park Into Living Laboratory" shows us the benefits and logic behind taking classes outside to get students more engaged and interested in the learning the curriculum. In science class at this New England elementary school, students visit a nearby park and use GPS devices, digital cameras, pencils and paper to document growth of plants and learn the lessons detailed in their Earth Science books. With American students falling behind other countries in STEM studies, putting more emphasis on science and making it relevant and interesting to young people is a good thing. And this school seems to get it as one of students explains to the reporter, "“This is for a really big science grade. But I've been out here for class before and it just feels like I'm on the weekend or some kind of break.”
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