Exploring Science Nature Studies (Walk)

Units and Weeks

• Unit 1/Week 1 Nature study will focus be to go out and observe nature. Sketch or collect observations in journal.
• Unit 1/Week 2 Nature study will focus on the plants you find in your community . Sketch or collect observations in journal.
• Unit 1/ Week 3 Nature study will focus on the insects in your neighborhood. Sketch or collect observations in journal.
• Unit 1/Week 4 Nature study will focus on textures in nature. Sketch or collect observations in journal.
• Unit 2/Week 1 Nature study will focus on finding shapes that water can take in nature. Sketch observations in journal.
• Unit 2/Week 2 Nature study will focus on how water goes from a solid to a liquid or vice versa in nature. Sketch observations in journal.
• Unit 2/Week 3 Nature study will focus on things that float and sink in nature. Sketch or collect observations in journal.
• Unit 2/Week 4 Nature study will focus on how water is absorbed in nature. Sketch observations in journal.
• Unit 3/Week 1 Nature study will focus on how air behaves outside. Sketch observations in journal.
• Unit 3/Week 2 Nature study will focus on the wind. Sketch observations in journal.
• Unit 3/Week 3 Nature study will focus on the objects in nature that air can move. Sketch observations in journal.
• Unit 3/Week 4 Nature study will focus on seeds that can fly. Sketch or collect observations in journal.
• Unit 4/Week 1 Nature study will focus on finding shadows in nature. Sketch observations in journal.
• Unit 4/Week 2 Nature study will focus on what rain does in nature. Sketch observations in journal.
• Unit 4/Week 3 Nature study will focus on clouds. Sketch observations in journal.
• Unit 4/Week 4 Nature study will focus on the weather. Sketch observations in journal.
• Unit 5/Week 1 Nature study will focus on seeds. Sketch or collect observations in journal.
• Unit 5/Week 2 Nature study will focus on trees. Sketch or collect observations in journal.
• Unit 5/Week 3 Nature study will focus on leaves. Sketch or collect observations in journal.
• Unit 5/Week 4 Nature study will be going on a flower hunt. Sketch or collect observations in journal. (field trip opportunity)
• Unit 6/Week 1 Nature study will focus on dirt. Sketch or collect observations in journal.
• Unit 6/Week 2 Nature study will focus on sand. Sketch or collect observations in journal. (field trip opportunity)
• Unit 6/Week 3 Nature study will focus on bricks. Sketch observations in journal. (field trip opportunity)
• Unit 6/Week 4 Nature study will focus on rocks. Sketch observations in journal. (field trip opportunity)
• Unit 7/Week 1 Nature study will focus on finding colors in nature. Sketch or collect observations in journal.
• Unit 7/Week 2 Nature study will focus on finding crystals in nature. Sketch or collect observations in journal. (field trip opportunity)
• Unit 7/Week 3 Nature study will focus on feeling the heat that the sun makes. Sketch observations in journal.
• Unit 7/Week 4 Nature study will focus on observations. Sketch observations in journal.
• Unit 8/Week 1 Nature study will be to search for sounds in nature. Sketch observations in journal.
• Unit 8/Week 2 Nature study will be to search for sounds in nature using "trumpet ears". Sketch observations in journal.
• Unit 8/Week 3 Nature study will be to search for sounds that travel in nature. Sketch observations in journal.
• Unit 8/Week 4 Nature study will be to see how sounds make indoors differ from sounds made outdoors. Sketch observations in journal.
• Unit 9/Week 1 Nature study will be to search for objects to test for motion. Sketch or collect observations in journal.
• Unit 9/Week 2 Nature study will be to see how water can create motion. Sketch observations in journal. (field trip opportunity)
• Unit 9/Week 3 Nature study will focus on spiders that spin webs. Sketch or collect observations in journal.
• Unit 9/Week 4 Reflect on the past year by looking through your science journal with others.