AW Water Sense of Place Lessons

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NATURAL HISTORY JOURNALS

Have each person (or the group as a whole) keep a natural history journal which documents the birds, plants, animals, and other cool or neat natural things they have seen or learned about. Have them add information through field guides and other resources to make it of appropriate depth. Perhaps have a plant or other item per page that could be added to as more are found. Note where items were seen or found and in what contexts. This can be great when bundled with an observation project.

OBSERVATION PROJECT

Have students go off by themselves and begin with a ten minute (or so) observation of a 1’X 1’ square of their choosing. Have them record everything they see in that small box. Then have them expand to a 10’ X 10’ square around them and have them record that. Finally, have them move to a 10 mile X 10 mile area. Have students share the experience when they return and discuss how your perspective changes from “small” to “big” picture. A great sense of place exercise.