Growing minds: The effect of a school gardening program on the science achievement of elementary students

HortTechnology

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 448-452

  Klemmer, C D ^a   Waliczek, T M ^b   Zajicek, J M ^c  

^a National Gardening Association   (United States)

^b TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS); Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS)

Indexed keywords

EID: 21244452343     PISSN: 10630198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/horttech.15.3.0448     Document Type: Article

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