Lesson Instructions
This lesson encourages children to explore an outdoor garden space. Children will use a clipboard, pencil, and the form to find different things in the garden. They will need to have a basic understanding of living and non-living things and plant parts. Magnifying glasses help students deepen their level of engagement. Children will draw or write what they find for each category. After the exploration time, the we gather as a group to share some of our findings. I use this lesson in the beginning of the year to encourage children to explore our school garden. It can also be used on a neighborhood walk to begin conversations about living things, plant parts, and observations in the natural world.
Materials
- Printable included below
- clipboards
- pencils
- magnifying glasses (optional)
Downloads
Lesson Duration
45
Placement
beginning
Tags
- garden
- living things
- observation
- plants
- scavenger hunt
Categories
- Biology
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Other/Alternative Standard(s)
- Standard I: Understand the processes of scientific investigations and use inquiry and scientific ways of observing, experimenting, predicting and validating to think critically.
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