And while science – such as handling insects or building a miniature roller coaster to study velocity – is a perfect fit for involved learning, Bales said teachers and parents should be building hands-on projects into their lessons no matter what the subject.
Released July 8, 2010
ATHENS, Ga. — University of Georgia entomologist Marianne Robinette gently places Rosie the tarantula in the student’s hands. Rosie has been traveling from middle school to elementary students for the past few hours, stopping for the occasional break in her plastic terrarium.
Rosie isn’t just helping students get over their fears of the hairy and scary creatures of the bug world. She’s a teaching tool, a vital part of Robinette’s hands-on learning program at the UGA College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.
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