Learning Outdoors
Resources from Environmental Education - 8/13/20
Art Pages
This week - EE teacher Sally T is exploring Spiders in her art pages! You can see a web glistening with dew drops, design your own spider web, and learn a few neat facts about Spiders. Check out this link to access the full PDF file.
Green and Healthy Schools Fall Learning Series
Garden Discoveries
Cave Tour
"Peer inside of one of Wisconsin's longest cave systems with Jennifer Redell, bat biologist and cave specialist with DNR's Natural Heritage Conservation Program.
- In part 1, learn about general bat ecology, White-nose syndrome, a deadly disease decimating bat populations in eastern North America, and how DNR and partners study bats.
- In part 2, go underground with Jennifer to learn about the cave's geology, history and importance as a bat hibernaculum."
Moving in Nature
Virtual Nature School
There are many great resources online for outdoor learning. One resource that recently caught our attention is Virtual Nature School! This YouTube channel is a collaboration between an organization called Living Classrooms and the Scottish Government. Their aim is to "offer daily inspiration for children to interact with nature - inside, outside and beyond." You can watch one of their many videos below, or learn more by checking out their website.
Science Joke of the Week
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