Urban Classroom Rainforest Installation: A Portal for Student Learning

This article describes the ways transformative curriculum making led to the creation of an immersive urban classroom ecosystem installation in a second-grade classroom. Both teachers and students engaged in science-based learning experiences through this immersive installation. Students' sensor...

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Published inSchools (Chicago, Ill.) Vol. 17; no. 1; pp. 92 - 114
Main Authors Seiki, Sumer, Gray, Pennie L
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published University of Chicago Press 01.03.2020
Subjects
Classroom Environment
Consciousness Raising
Conservation (Environment)
Ecology
Elementary School Science
Grade 2
Hands on Science
Imagination
Sensory Experience
Transformative Learning
Urban Schools
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Summary:This article describes the ways transformative curriculum making led to the creation of an immersive urban classroom ecosystem installation in a second-grade classroom. Both teachers and students engaged in science-based learning experiences through this immersive installation. Students' sensory learning experiences yielded a robust ecological understanding of the rainforests and a sense of care and concern for the organisms that live within it. This research points to the ways immersive education can be a catalyst for students to use their imaginations when learning science content.
ISSN:1550-1175
DOI:10.1086/708358