Activity 4: Field Trip Session

This 3-day investigation includes a 1-3 hour field trip. Students make predictions about where they will find plants and animals, and go to a field site to explore and test their predictions. Students conduct a detailed investigation of “one small square” at the field site. They share their findings and then make a detailed representation of their research “square” using drawings, notes, and labels.

Activity 1B: One Small Square

Children create a mural of an aquatic environment, using art supplies to represent living and nonliving things, while practicing descriptive language and explaining their choices. They collaborate in teams, explore textures, colors, and shapes, and share their learning with others.

Activity 4: Field Trip to a Local Habitat

Activity 4: Field Trip to a Local Habitat

Children go outdoors to explore a local habitat. They see, feel, and think about the living and nonliving things in the water. Science notebooks are used to gather information about what they find. Students use their background knowledge from prior classroom experiences, the initial field trip, classroom investigations, and other observations to notice and observe the living and nonliving things in their environment. Students have plenty of time to explore and discover before being asked to write and draw in their science notebooks.