Which one of the following alternatives is the best example of service learning?
A) Struggling readers in a first-grade class spend three days a week with parent volunteers who provide one-on-one tutoring in basic reading skills.
B) A group of young boys develop a business in which they mow the lawns of their neighbors to make extra spending money.
C) Students in a fourth-grade class work in small cooperative groups to help one another make sense of challenging reading material.
D) Students in a biology class collect samples of local pond water, evaluate them for bacteria content, and report their findings to the city health department.

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Service learning is an approach that combines classroom instruction with meaningful community service. In option D, the biology students are performing a community service by collecting samples and evaluating them for bacteria content. They are also learning about biology in the process. This is the best example of service learning because it meets both the criteria of community service and learning. The other options are also good examples of community service or learning, but they do not clearly combine the two together.

Which One of the Following Alternatives Is the Best Example