The tropical rainforest: a valuable natural history resource for students in Singapore

By Christine Chin, Tayeb bin Rajib

Issue 337 | Page 115 | Published Jun 2010

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What are students' ideas about a tropical rainforest and how can teachers working in urban settings provide experiential learning for students who seldom experience the rural outdoors?

Natural history
Environmental science

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