Mini-Explorer's Nature Journal | Guided | Outdoor Education

Rated 4.71 out of 5, based on 18 reviews

4.7 (18 ratings)

;

Wild and Growing

280 Followers

Grade Levels

4th - 8th, Homeschool

Subjects

Science, Earth Sciences, General Science

Resource Type

Projects, Activities, Montessori

Standards

NGSS5-ESS1-2

NGSS5-LS2-1

NGSSMS-LS1-4

NGSS5-LS1-1

NGSS4-ESS2-1

Formats Included

Pages

40 pages

$10.00

Wish List

$10.00

Wish List

Share this resource

Report this resource to TPT

Wild and Growing

280 Followers

Description

Standards

⁵

Reviews

¹⁸

Q&A

More fromWild and Growing

Description

Nature journaling is a great tool to get your students observing, recording, and artistic. Many teachers find it hard to engage all of their students when introducing nature journaling. This journal takes any guess work out, it is completely structured for 30 days of nature journaling.

Included sections in this resource:

Blank monthly calendar (start whenever is most convenient to you)
Introduction to Nature Journaling
15 prompt ideas (for those days when you don't know what to journal about)
Dangerous Plant Caution
Leave no Trace Page
Safe Amphibian Handling Page
Phases of the Moon Page
Things I've Learned (section for self-reflection at the end of the book).

Why use this resource?

Sometime's students can get overwhelmed with nature journaling because there is SO much nature and they just don't know where to start. In addition to the overwhelmingness of nature, many students think that the journal has to be done in a specific way. In reality, a nature journal can look like a lot of different things. It can be poems, drawings, lists, dates, and more! For students who are overwhelmed, a guided journal will help them get started and take the guesswork out of it.

Nature journaling can be an important addition to your classroom because it teaches an array of different skills. Skills, such as observing, writing, drawing, record keeping, self-reflection, and more. It can be incorporated into a lot of different subjects as well.

How to use:

This resource is ready to go right from the printer. You may want to bind each copy for your students or store them in a binder. The Guided Month Long Nature Journal would work great as a month-long project or homework assignment.

You might also like:

Consider following me on Teachers Pay Teachers to get alerted when new resources are listed. New resources are 25% off for the first 24 hours they are live. It pays to follow me.

Remember that reviewing resources earns you free TpT credits which you can use to get more TpT products. I love receiving reviews because they help me grow as a seller.

Other ways to connect with me:

As always, thank you,

Hannah

Wild and Growing

Total Pages

40 pages

Answer Key

N/A

Teaching Duration

1 month

Report this resource to TPT

Reported resources will be reviewed by our team. Report this resource to let us know if this resource violates TPT’s content guidelines.

Standards

to see state-specific standards (only available in the US).

NGSS5-ESS1-2

Represent data in graphical displays to reveal patterns of daily changes in length and direction of shadows, day and night, and the seasonal appearance of some stars in the night sky. Examples of patterns could include the position and motion of Earth with respect to the sun and selected stars that are visible only in particular months. Assessment does not include causes of seasons.

NGSS5-LS2-1

Develop a model to describe the movement of matter among plants, animals, decomposers, and the environment. Emphasis is on the idea that matter that is not food (air, water, decomposed materials in soil) is changed by plants into matter that is food. Examples of systems could include organisms, ecosystems, and the Earth. Assessment does not include molecular explanations.

NGSSMS-LS1-4

Use argument based on empirical evidence and scientific reasoning to support an explanation for how characteristic animal behaviors and specialized plant structures affect the probability of successful reproduction of animals and plants respectively. Examples of behaviors that affect the probability of animal reproduction could include nest building to protect young from cold, herding of animals to protect young from predators, and vocalization of animals and colorful plumage to attract mates for breeding. Examples of animal behaviors that affect the probability of plant reproduction could include transferring pollen or seeds, and creating conditions for seed germination and growth. Examples of plant structures could include bright flowers attracting butterflies that transfer pollen, flower nectar and odors that attract insects that transfer pollen, and hard shells on nuts that squirrels bury.

NGSS5-LS1-1

Support an argument that plants get the materials they need for growth chiefly from air and water. Emphasis is on the idea that plant matter comes mostly from air and water, not from the soil.

NGSS4-ESS2-1

Make observations and/or measurements to provide evidence of the effects of weathering or the rate of erosion by water, ice, wind, or vegetation. Examples of variables to test could include angle of slope in the downhill movement of water, amount of vegetation, speed of wind, relative rate of deposition, cycles of freezing and thawing of water, cycles of heating and cooling, and volume of water flow. Assessment is limited to a single form of weathering or erosion.

Reviews

Questions & Answers

Wild and Growing

See all 71 resources

280 Followers