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Grade 1: Data Management & Probability
Grade 1: Data Management & Probability
Organizing objects into categories using one attribute; collecting and organizing categorical data; reading and displaying data using concrete graphs and pictographs; describing the likelihood that an event will occur.
Organizing objects into categories using one attribute; collecting and organizing categorical data; reading and displaying data using concrete graphs and pictographs; describing the likelihood that an event will occur.
Nature Journaler: Aspen Orr
Nature Journaling: I Notice..., I Wonder...?, It Reminds me of...
Nature Journaling: I Notice..., I Wonder...?, It Reminds me of...
Nature Journaling is an incredible tool for students to collect data based on what they are observing and using that information to categorize their items. Graphs can be added to a journal displaying the data they have collected.
Nature Journaling is an incredible tool for students to collect data based on what they are observing and using that information to categorize their items. Graphs can be added to a journal displaying the data they have collected.
At this age all three prompts "I notice..., I wonder...?, and It reminds me of..." become very intuitive. However, the last statement becomes very important for making the connections. Encourage students to begin writing using single words or simple sentences. Please note that spelling is not the focus in a nature journal. At this age you may start to see art fears - ensure you are re-iterating it is not about a pretty picture. It is about their observations. Please see the link below for tips on giving feedback. Using a combination of words, pictures and numbers allows the students multiple tools to document their observations. With permission Bethan Burton has allowed us to link to her website as she has written a blog post for Teaching nature journaling at all ages.
At this age all three prompts "I notice..., I wonder...?, and It reminds me of..." become very intuitive. However, the last statement becomes very important for making the connections. Encourage students to begin writing using single words or simple sentences. Please note that spelling is not the focus in a nature journal. At this age you may start to see art fears - ensure you are re-iterating it is not about a pretty picture. It is about their observations. Please see the link below for tips on giving feedback. Using a combination of words, pictures and numbers allows the students multiple tools to document their observations. With permission Bethan Burton has allowed us to link to her website as she has written a blog post for Teaching nature journaling at all ages.
Here are some more ideas to get you started.
Engage the fives senses (whenever possible)
Make leaf prints ( paint the leaf and press the print into the journal)
Make leaf rubbings
Trace the items they are looking at
Add leaves into the journal using tape
Count the birds/squirrels/insects/rocks etc.
Measure as much of the phenomena as the students can using non standard and standard units of measurement.
Here is a downloadable lesson from John (Jack) Muir Laws and Emilie Lygren book: How to Teach Nature Journaling. All resources shared with permission. "I Notice..., I Wonder...?, It Reminds me of..."
GIVING FEEDBACK here is a fantastic resource from Jack and Emilie
NOTE: You are encouraged to spend time in the outdoors Nature Journaling. However, you can also bring nature inside, look out your wonder window, have a refrigerator Safari or even observe a house plant or pet.
Photo by: @baxterperson
Categories for Colours
Categories for Colours
Go outside and collect natural objects that you find on the ground or look out a window and draw these items. Using sticks, create a grid. Place objects in different sections of your grid based on their colour.
Go outside and collect natural objects that you find on the ground or look out a window and draw these items. Using sticks, create a grid. Place objects in different sections of your grid based on their colour.
Arrange each of the colours from lightest to darkest, does this remind you of anything? #rainbowhunt
Where are all the bright colours? Where can we see bright colours in nature? Where are we less likely to see bright colours in nature? Why?
Try sorting natural objects based on size, shape or other attributes
NOTE: This can be used with the Nature Journaling activity at the top of the page.
Photo by: @billiejooutdoors
Planting
Planting
Go outside into the garden or use a pot indoors to plant some seeds. As your seeds begin to sprout keep track of the following information in a journal;
Go outside into the garden or use a pot indoors to plant some seeds. As your seeds begin to sprout keep track of the following information in a journal;
Measure their height everyday
Which day of the week did they sprout on?
Keep track of the seeds that did not sprout
Compare the different plants according to one attribute example: shape, colour, size, position (which direction are the leaves facing)
What else do you notice? Have you learned anything about plants through your observations?
Use Non-standard units of measurement for example;
Paper clips
Fingernail length
Pencil
What else can you use?
Once you have lots of data, put it into a pictograph for each category of data collected.
Curriculum Link:
See Writing
See Measurement
See Life Systems
NOTE: This can be used with the Nature Journaling activity at the top of the page.
Examples of a Pictograph
Photo by: @baxterperson
Shapes Walk
Shapes Walk
Go outside or look out a window. What geometric shapes (circles, squares, rectangles, triangles, etc.) can you find outside?
Go outside or look out a window. What geometric shapes (circles, squares, rectangles, triangles, etc.) can you find outside?
Do a tally of the shapes you find
How many of each kind are there?
Create a pictograph that shows the data you collected
Curriculum Link:
NOTE: This can be used with the Nature Journaling activity at the top of the page.
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