Archives: Resources
Aging Trees with Growth Factors
In this Grab and Go activity, students measure tree diameters and use growth factors to estimate tree ages safely. They analyze their data to compare hypotheses and discuss factors affecting tree growth rates.
- Grade 6
Making a Map for Outdoor Adventures
In this Grab and Go activity, students create and annotate maps of outdoor spaces to support navigation and scientific observation. They use technology to capture, edit, and label areas for data collection and exploration.
- Grade 7
Heart Rate vs. Body Position
In this Grab and Go activity, students investigate how different body positions and levels of physical activity affect heart rate. Working in pairs, they measure their pulse in various positions (lying down, sitting, standing) and after activities of increasing intensity (walking, jogging, running). Students record their data, create a graph, analyze trends, and discuss how heart rate responds to activity and posture, connecting results to healthy lifestyle choices.
- Grade 6
Fire Smart Wildfire Study
In this Grab and Go activity, students create and compare models of a fire smart yard versus a non–fire smart yard to observe how materials influence wildfire behavior. They collect temperature and observational data, analyze the outcomes, and discuss strategies to reduce wildfire risks in real-world settings.
- Grade 6
Create and Observe the Albedo Effect
In this Grab and Go activity, students investigate how surface color affects snow melting by comparing clean snow with snow sprinkled with ashes. They collect observational data over time, analyze the results, and discuss the impact of albedo in real-world environmental contexts.
- Grade 7
Observation Journal
In this Grab and Go activity, students record sensory observations outdoors, noting what they see, hear, touch, and smell. They practice distinguishing observations from inferences and can track changes over time, optionally creating scientific drawings to support their entries.
- Grade 6
Investigating Outdoor Object Temperatures
In this Grab and Go activity, students explore how sunlight impacts the temperature of objects around the school grounds. They collect data on object type, location, sunlight exposure, and temperature, create a graph to analyze patterns, and draw conclusions about how sunlight affects different materials.
- Grade 7
Ecosystem Interdependence
In this Grab and Go activity, students explore a natural area as “ecosystem detectives,” observing interactions between plants, animals, and humans to understand how ecosystems function. They apply systems thinking to model interdependence with a yarn web, reflect on the impact of changes, and discuss human influence on the environment.
- Grade 7
Sit Spots
In this Grab and Go activity, students find a personal outdoor spot to sit quietly and observe their surroundings, using their senses to notice sights, sounds, and smells. The lesson helps learners reflect on their experiences, supporting positive mental health, mindfulness, and a deeper connection with nature.
- Grade 6
Risk Assessment and Management
In this Grab and Go activity, students learn to identify, evaluate, and manage risks in outdoor environments while discussing strategies to support positive mental health. The lesson encourages learners to assess hazards, balance benefits and risks, and apply control measures to foster safe decision-making both outdoors and in everyday life.
- Grade 6
- Grade 7
- Grade 8
Inside Out
In this Grab and Go activity, students compare their mental, emotional, and physical responses in the classroom versus outdoors through guided meditation and reflection. The lesson encourages students to observe, discuss, and reflect on how spending time outside can foster positive mental health and build resilience.
- Grade 8
Shelter Building Challenge
In this Grab and Go activity, students work in small groups to design and build a shelter using only natural materials found in the forest, such as sticks, leaves, and rocks. The challenge promotes teamwork, communication, and problem-solving skills while encouraging students to apply social-emotional strategies in an outdoor learning environment.
- Grade 6