Nuhop's "At-Home" Outdoor Education
Trevor Dunlap (trevor@nuhop.org)
Trevor Dunlap (trevor@nuhop.org)
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We are Here for You!
We are Here for You!
Welcome to our At-Home Outdoor Education experience!
Welcome to our At-Home Outdoor Education experience!
Below you will find 40 lessons and activities designed to give teachers and students an outdoor education experience - right in their own backyards!
Below you will find 40 lessons and activities designed to give teachers and students an outdoor education experience - right in their own backyards!
We have truly enjoyed serving the thousands of you from over 50 countries who have already participated in the activities below, and we look forward to meeting those of you new to Nuhop.
We have truly enjoyed serving the thousands of you from over 50 countries who have already participated in the activities below, and we look forward to meeting those of you new to Nuhop.
Please feel free to send us topic suggestions and we will see what our amazing team can do!
Please feel free to send us topic suggestions and we will see what our amazing team can do!
From all of us here at Nuhop, stay safe, have fun, and get outside!
From all of us here at Nuhop, stay safe, have fun, and get outside!
Nuhop's "At-Home" Outdoor Education Curriculum
Nuhop's "At-Home" Outdoor Education Curriculum
We hope these lessons ease the stress of providing daily content and give you, the students, the opportunity to have fun in your natural world while at home! There is no set order for the activities so jump in on whatever you think sounds fun!
We hope these lessons ease the stress of providing daily content and give you, the students, the opportunity to have fun in your natural world while at home! There is no set order for the activities so jump in on whatever you think sounds fun!
Our Full List of Classes
Our Full List of Classes
Mountain Making
Mountain Making
Shake, rattle, and roll through the Wasatch Mountain Range!
Shake, rattle, and roll through the Wasatch Mountain Range!
Theater in the Wild
Theater in the Wild
All the world's a stage...including your backyard!
All the world's a stage...including your backyard!
Stories in the Stars
Stories in the Stars
The night sky is our backdrop for stories of heroes and mystery!
The night sky is our backdrop for stories of heroes and mystery!
The Sights and Sounds of Energy
The Sights and Sounds of Energy
Time to ride some amazing waves!
Time to ride some amazing waves!
Night Hikes: Vision
Night Hikes: Vision
Let your eyes be the guide at night...
Let your eyes be the guide at night...
Night Hikes: Sound
Night Hikes: Sound
As the sun sets, you ears come alive!
As the sun sets, you ears come alive!
Backyard Phenology
Backyard Phenology
"Each moment of the year has its own beauty."
"Each moment of the year has its own beauty."
All Tied Up
All Tied Up
Challenge yourself with some twists!
Challenge yourself with some twists!
Virtual Escape Rooms, Vol. 2
Virtual Escape Rooms, Vol. 2
Since over 2,000 of you have completed Virtual Escape Rooms, Vol. 1, we thought it was time to give you a second helping of escape shenanigans. These “rooms” look back at some of the newer at-home classes in a thematic way and provide a twist on an adventure challenge in this at-home reality! Have fun, and enter if you dare!
Since over 2,000 of you have completed Virtual Escape Rooms, Vol. 1, we thought it was time to give you a second helping of escape shenanigans. These “rooms” look back at some of the newer at-home classes in a thematic way and provide a twist on an adventure challenge in this at-home reality! Have fun, and enter if you dare!
Arboreal Antics with Mathematics
Arboreal Antics with Mathematics
You wood not believe how amazing trees are. Log-in and see...
You wood not believe how amazing trees are. Log-in and see...
Invasive Species
Invasive Species
Easy to introduce, yet, nearly impossible to remove.
Easy to introduce, yet, nearly impossible to remove.
Being Mindful in Nature: Episodes 1-4
Being Mindful in Nature: Episodes 1-4
For this series of lessons we've invited our friend and fellow educator Trista to join us. When she is not making videos to share with you, she is teaching middle school science and helping her students learn how to use mindfulness to focus, navigate challenging times, improve school and athletic performance, and find happiness and fun in the world.
For this series of lessons we've invited our friend and fellow educator Trista to join us. When she is not making videos to share with you, she is teaching middle school science and helping her students learn how to use mindfulness to focus, navigate challenging times, improve school and athletic performance, and find happiness and fun in the world.
Earth Day Activities
Earth Day Activities
Earth Day fun for everyone! Celebrate with action!
Earth Day fun for everyone! Celebrate with action!
A Stroll Around the Galactic Neighborhood
A Stroll Around the Galactic Neighborhood
Blast off into the great beyond...and then some!
Blast off into the great beyond...and then some!
Symbiotic Relationships
Symbiotic Relationships
Don't think your backyard has drama? Think again!
Don't think your backyard has drama? Think again!
Nature's Symphony
Nature's Symphony
Get tuned up, tuned in, and ready to join the chorus!
Get tuned up, tuned in, and ready to join the chorus!
Virtual Escape Rooms, Vol. 1
Virtual Escape Rooms, Vol. 1
Sometimes on a rainy day we are stuck inside. For these moments, we are excited to share with you a few Virtual Escape Rooms! These “rooms” will look back at some of the at-home classes in a thematic way and provide a new twist and adventure challenge to the at-home experience! Enter if you dare!
Sometimes on a rainy day we are stuck inside. For these moments, we are excited to share with you a few Virtual Escape Rooms! These “rooms” will look back at some of the at-home classes in a thematic way and provide a new twist and adventure challenge to the at-home experience! Enter if you dare!
Going with the Flow
Going with the Flow
We want to keep you current on the ebbs and flows!
We want to keep you current on the ebbs and flows!
Nature Art in Three Dimensions
Nature Art in Three Dimensions
Seeing is believing - let's get outside and create!
Seeing is believing - let's get outside and create!
It's Not Easy Being Green
It's Not Easy Being Green
Green is not just green...you'll see what we mean.
Green is not just green...you'll see what we mean.
Circles are "Pointless"
Circles are "Pointless"
Don't be a square. If you "tri" you will come a-round.
Don't be a square. If you "tri" you will come a-round.
Micro Hike
Micro Hike
A nooks and crannies adventure!
A nooks and crannies adventure!
G-G-G-Geodomes!
G-G-G-Geodomes!
Triangles + Triangles + Triangles = Hemispheres?
Triangles + Triangles + Triangles = Hemispheres?
Wilderness Survival
Wilderness Survival
Learn what it takes to make it in the wild!
Learn what it takes to make it in the wild!
Features of the Feathered
Features of the Feathered
Birds of a feather flock together, and so do we!
Birds of a feather flock together, and so do we!
Predator-Prey Relationships
Predator-Prey Relationships
Everything is food for something else...
Everything is food for something else...
Nature as Poetic Muse
Nature as Poetic Muse
When flowers wake each morning they don’t have to make their beds...
When flowers wake each morning they don’t have to make their beds...
Caught in the Web (food web, that is)
Caught in the Web (food web, that is)
Who will win, and who is breakfast?
Who will win, and who is breakfast?
Hints for Ohio's Fine Flints
Hints for Ohio's Fine Flints
Quite simply, our rocks rock!
Quite simply, our rocks rock!
Oh, the POTENTIAL!
Oh, the POTENTIAL!
Don't just sit there, you have potential!
Don't just sit there, you have potential!
Climbing? Climb On!
Climbing? Climb On!
Let's get ready to rock (climb)!
Let's get ready to rock (climb)!
What's the Matter?
What's the Matter?
Solids and liquids and gasses - oh, my!
Solids and liquids and gasses - oh, my!
The Wonders of Weather
The Wonders of Weather
Grab your raincoat and get ready to send it back to Diane in the studio!
Grab your raincoat and get ready to send it back to Diane in the studio!
Sketching Your World
Sketching Your World
The computer dictates how you do something, with a pencil you're totally free.
The computer dictates how you do something, with a pencil you're totally free.
Thank you for learning with us at Nuhop! Please let us know if you want any additional topics added to the choices above (trevor@nuhop.org). We will do what we can to keep the content coming!
Thank you for learning with us at Nuhop! Please let us know if you want any additional topics added to the choices above (trevor@nuhop.org). We will do what we can to keep the content coming!