Take a Hike!: A Family Forest Walk
Source Institutions
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Smithsonian National Zoological Park
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In this family or group inquiry activity, learners use their senses to explore a local forest or woodland. Learners can look for decomposers and fungi, investigate flowers and pollination, and practice observation skills while looking for signs of plant and animal life interaction. Learners will sketch their findings in a nature journal and then share their observations after the forest walk.[Activity is publicly available through a web crawler capture on Archive.org.]
- Under 5 minutes
- 1 to 2 hours
- 1 cent - $1 per group of students
- Ages 6 - 11
- Activity, Field Trip
- English
Quick Guide
Materials List (per group of students)
- light-colored long pants and long-sleeved shirts
- map (if needed)
- nature journal(s)
- pencils
Subjects
- Life Sciences
- Diversity of Life
- Plants
- Animals
- Protists and Fungi
- Classification
- Biodiversity
- Ecology
- Ecosystems
- Biodiversity
- Human Senses and Perception
- Smell
- Vision
- Hearing
- Diversity of Life
- Mathematics
- Data Analysis and Probability
- Data Collection
- Data Representation
- Data Analysis and Probability
- The Nature of Science
- The Scientific Process
- About Inquiry
- Conducting Investigations
- Gathering Data
- The Scientific Process
Informal Categories
- Animals
- Arts and Crafts
- Nature and Environment
- Outdoor Activity
- Physical Activity
- Sports and Exercise
Audience
To use this activity, learners need to:
- see
- see color
- hear
- be mobile
- smell
- touch
Learning styles supported:
- Involves teamwork and communication skills
- Involves hands-on or lab activities
Other
This resource is part of:
Access Rights:
- Free access
By:
Source Collection:
- Association of Zoos and Aquariums
Rights:
- All Rights Reserved, Smithsonian National Zoological Park,
Funding Source:
- FujiFilm
