Lesson Plan

Nature Journaling

Grade Level:
Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
Subject:
Science
Lesson Duration:
60 Minutes

Essential Question

What do you notice about nature and how it changes with the seasons?
What do you notice about shadows and how they change with the seasons?

Objective

● Learn to observe nature
● Learn to nature journal
● Discover changes in nature over time

Preparation

Ask students to bring the following in a carry bag
o Journal with no lined paper
o Colored pencils
o Pencil
o Fine tipped black pen
o Hat
o Bug spray

Locate a place outdoors to take students to nature journal
● Identify any hazards in that area
● Familiarize yourself with the essentials of a nature journal

  •  Metadata - date, time, location, weather
  • What do you notice
  • What do you wonder
  • What does this remind you of

● Identify where students will sit to journal outdoors
● Identify and mark boundaries on property for students to journal inside of

Materials

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Last updated: November 4, 2022