Data can tell you an unexpected story. It can make you feel meaningfully connected to a place. And the best part is: anyone can do it. As ballistics expert Alex Jason said, “The difference between science and messing around is writing down your result.” Continue reading Strategy Share: What Data Can Teach You
Anne Lewis has been the special projects director at South Dakota Discovery Center in Pierre, South Dakota, for more than 16 years. Activity: Teachers in the Outdoors Grade: Educators (K-12) Subjects: environmental/Earth science Tell us about your activity. Once a year, the South Dakota Discovery Center offers a professional development opportunity for K-12 teachers to do watershed studies in the field. Participants spend one day … Continue reading Educator Spotlight: Teachers in the Outdoors
Environmental educator Anne Lewis brought National Geographic’s Giant Traveling Map of the Pacific Ocean to the South Dakota Discovery Center for their annual Water Festival. How did Anne get 4th graders thinking about water through the lens of geo-education? Through some feet-on activities. “That,” said my co-worker, “is a giant map.” I had to agree. We had just rolled out the 26′ x 35′ Giant Traveling Map of the Pacific … Continue reading Pacific Playtime in South Dakota
