Nature Outdoors

Nature Appreciation Walk

Go on a walk in nature and use your senses to observe your environment. Write and draw your observations.

Leaf Collecting

Click the leaf image to get instructions for sorting by attributes. You can take a stroll through your neighborhood or a park (maintaining social distance!) and pick up leaves (OR other objects of your choice from nature: rocks, shells, leaves, plants, or grass types) along the way, then sort and count them while you’re out or back at home. Consider sorting using different attributes as many times as you want. This activity can be about collecting and counting anything you might see on a walk. We encourage you to ask your students what they want to count, choice is a catalyst for creativity!

Digital Breakout Challenge

Breakoutedu.com digital game about "Green Thumb", grades 4-5: platform.breakoutedu.com/game/play/green-thumb-127522-IQV5B7JV2U

Identifying Bird Calls

Have you ever heard a bird call, and wondered what species of bird you were hearing? Practice your listening and identifying skills by playing Bird Song Hero, and learn to identify bird calls from all over the world!

The Merlin Bird ID by Cornell Lab app is in Self Service on your iPad. Download this to help identify the birds you are hearing. Very easy to use and very accurate.

MN Bald Eagle Cam

The DNR Eagle Cam - watch the eagle family. This is their first brood since 2017: www.dnr.state.mn.us/features/webcams/eaglecam/index.html