A variety of individual and community strategies for citizen involvement are discussed. Activities allow students to build from previous knowledge and lead toward further learning. Linkages to informal and service learning opportunities in the community are made. Where appropriate, materials are keyed to national standards or standards adopted by the school district or state. The purpose and direction of the materials is clear to both educators and learners.
Materials can be adaptable to a range of learning situations.
Claims are substantiated by systematic evaluation and field testing. It gently guides people, step by step, to deeper, more profound experiences of nature. Its goal is to give students intuitive as well as an intellectual understanding. When Archimedes said this he was emphasizing the power of the lever. Simple tools can be some of the most effective.