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Iqbal, Lisa; Kapoor, Tyreen; Park, Richard; Singh, Ganimul

In 2017 the British Columbia (BC) Ministry of Education implemented a new BC curriculum (New Curriculum) that places an importance on participatory learning experiences. Place-Based Learning is a growing pedagogy that focuses on participatory learning experiences such that students apply in-class curriculum content while engaging in relevant tasks outside the classroom to connect their learning to the real world. As the New Curriculum was updated recently (2017), there is a lack of Place-Based Learning resources for educators due to existing instructional tools having been designed around the old curriculum. A Soil Workshop at Riley Park, Vancouver has been developed to provide BC educators with a Place-Based Learning tool that supplements the BC New Curriculum. The workshop incorporates interactive activities that use local park soils as a medium for learning the arts, sciences, and social studies. The Soil Workshop is designed for Grade 6 & 7 students with minimal background knowledge of soils and takes 90 to 120 minutes to complete.

Riley Park (Vancouver, B.C.)

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University of British Columbia. ENVR 400

Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library

10.14288/1.0378615

Science, Faculty of; Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, Department of

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