Name _______________________________________________
Advisory ___________________________________________
Date ________________________________________________
Nature’s Classroom
A Field Guide Project
Visualize the product:
Folding Ideas:
http://images.industryclick.com/files/22/5.04Folding.pdf
Type-in templates:
http://www.homeschoolshare.com/typeitin_lapbook_templates.php
http://www.homeschoolshare.com/lapbook-templates.php
Field Guide Paragraph Organizer
Paragraphs (9 minimum)
#1 Science Activity
Choose from:










The importance of conservation
& personal choice
NC teaches this through what
activities?
What did those activities teach
you?
Energy sources (Alternative
energy conference)
Chemical
reactions/transformations/ energy
Biology (e.g. animal and fruit
dissections/
Ecosystem)
IALAC
Marine ecosystem
Predator and Prey
#2 Science Activity
Choose from:










The importance of conservation
& personal choice
NC teaches this through what
activities?
What did those activities teach
you?
Energy sources (Alternative
energy conference)
Chemical
reactions/transformations/ energy
Biology (e.g. animal and fruit
dissections/
Ecosystem)
IALAC
Marine ecosystem
Predator and Prey
#3 Science Activity
Choose from:
Sentences (5 minimum)














The importance of conservation
& personal choice
 NC teaches this through what
activities?
 What did those activities teach
you?
 Energy sources (Alternative
energy conference)
 Chemical
reactions/transformations/ energy
 Biology (e.g. animal and fruit
dissections/
 Ecosystem)
 IALAC
 Marine ecosystem
Predator and Prey





______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
#4 Rachael Carson’s
Conservation Movement

http://www.rachelcarson.org/





#5 Personal Growth

Discuss at least two of the following:
 How did you grow or change?
 What surprised you?
 What did you learn about yourself,
others?





#6 A Typical NC Day






______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
#7 NC Activities
Choose from:
 Field groups
 People: Who were your NC
leaders? What did they teach you?
What was it like interacting/learning
from them?
 Being a waitron and eating
 meals ‘family style’
 Transition time
 Games – learning and team
building
 Night Walk
 TNL (Thursday Night Live)
 Classes
 Quiet Sing
 Entertainment
#8 NC Activities
Choose from:
 Field groups
 People: Who were your NC
leaders? What did they teach you?
What was it like interacting/learning
from them?
 Being a waitron and eating
 meals ‘family style’
 Transition time
 Games – learning and team
building
 Night Walk
 TNL (Thursday Night Live)
 Classes
 Quiet Sing
 Entertainment
#9 NC Activities
Choose from:
 Field groups
 People: Who were your NC
leaders? What did they teach you?
What was it like interacting/learning
from them?
 Being a waitron and eating
meals ‘family style’
 Transition time
 Games – learning and team
building
 Night Walk
 TNL (Thursday Night Live)
 Classes
 Quiet Sing
 Entertainment


















______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
Field Guide Glossary
Word
Part of
Speech
Definition

______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
Be Creative! Options:








Photos with captions
First person narrative – “As I walk through the salt marsh, I find…”
Poems and other personal writing
Stamp pass section
Scavenger Hunt list
Treasure Map findings
Field Guide Teacher points – Ally Cat points!
Your great idea: _______________________________________________