Impact of hands-on science through school gardening in Louisiana public elementary schools

HortTechnology

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 439-443

  Smith, Leanna L ^a   Motsenbocker, Carl E ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AGRICULTURAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

School gardens; Science achievement; Science education; Service learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 21244463485     PISSN: 10630198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/horttech.15.3.0439     Document Type: Article

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