Effects of a gardening program on the academic progress of third, fourth, and fifth grade math and science students

HortTechnology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 262-264

  Pigg, A E ^a   Waliczek, T M ^a   Zajicek, J M ^b  

^a TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

School gardens; Science achievement; TEKS

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645535341     PISSN: 10630198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/horttech.16.2.0262     Document Type: Article

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