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Article:

It's a Jungle Gym Out There! An Introduction to Outdoor Recreation


This article is from Issue Fall 98 - Vol. 1 No. 1.

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Almost everyone in the United States enjoys outdoor recreation, which is an activity that is done outside for fun and enjoyment. Unless we understand what kinds of outdoor recreation activities people like, we cannot provide facilities and places for them to do the things they like to do. The scientists in this article studied what people across the United States like to do for outdoor recreation.

Meet the scientists that contributed to this article:

"Science Topics" covered in this article:
  • People and Science

"Environmental Topics" covered in this article:
  • Forest and Grassland Use (Educators)
  • Importance of Forest to People (Students)
  • The Value of Forests and Grasslands (Educators)
  • Using Forests (Students)

Regions covered in this article:
  • Southern

"Thinking About Science Themes" covered in this article:
Specific 'Thinking About Science'Themes:
  »  Characteristics of Scientists
  »  Scientific Topics
  »  Uses and Benefits of Science

"Thinking About the Environment Themes" covered in this article:

Specific 'Thinking About the Environment'Themes:
  »  Benefit of natural resources to local economy

Specific "Thinking About Science" Themes:
  • Characteristics of Scientists
  • Scientific Topics
  • Uses and Benefits of Science

"Thinking About Environmental Themes" covered in this article:
Specific 'Thinking About the Environment'Themes:
  »  Benefit of natural resources to local economy

Specific "Thinking About the Environment" Themes:
  • Benefit of natural resources to local economy

NSE Standards covered in this article:
  • Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry (A)
  • Nature of science (G)
  • Personal health (F)
  • Science as a human endeavor (G)
  • Understandings about scientific inquiry (A)

Science Benchmarks covered in this article:
  • Habits of Mind: Values and Attitudes
  • Human Society: Group Behavior
  • Human Society: Social Trade-Offs
  • The Human Organism: Mental Health
  • The Human Organism: Physical Health