How to Teach Nature Journaling by Laws, John Muir -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Title Copyright Contents The Nature Journal Quickstart Guide Foreword by Amy Tan Introduction

Why We Teach Nature Journaling Why Nature Journaling? You Can Do This, and It Is Worth It Managing the Outdoor Classroom

How to Lead Journaling Activities Nature Journaling in Different Contexts

Nature Journaling Activities

Activity Format Getting Started: Introductory Journaling Techniques and Activities

Use Words, Pictures, and Numbers Mix It Up I Notice, I Wonder, It Reminds Me Of My Secret Plant To Each Its Own Comparison Zoom In, Zoom Out

Observation and Natural History

Look Big, Look Small Make Comparisons and Study Categories Get Lost in Wonder Collection or Field Guide Timeline String Safari Animal Encounters Species Account Forest Karaoke: Transcribing Birdsong Soundscape Maps

Inquiry, Investigation, and Scientific Thinking

Intentional Curiosity and Inquiry The Crosscutting Concepts Who, What, Where, When, How, and Why International Baccalaureate Key Concepts How Do You Answer Your Questions? Ask Questions and Think Like a Scientist Practiced Precision Nature Puzzles Follow Curiosity Chains Mysteries and Explanations Questioning Questions Mapping Landscape Cross Section Phenomenon Model Team Observation

Words: Articulated Thought and Storytelling

Writing to Think and Observe Find Poems within and around You Reflection, Connection, and Joy Practice Scientific Storytelling What Pictures Cannot Show Writing to Observe, Writing to Think Event Comic Event Map Poetry of Place and Moment Sit Spot

Pictures: Drawing and Visual Thinking

Observational Drawing Observational Drawing, Step-by-Step Building New Skills: Basic Drawing Exercises Drawing Tricks and Tips: Instruction for Students Page Structure and Layout Think with Pictures Balancing Flexiblilty and Structure Look, and Look Again Inside Out Nature Blueprints Infographic Photo, Pencil, and Found-Object Collage

Numbers: Quantification and Mathematical Thinking

Numbers and Quantification Making Quantification Tool Kits Show Where the Numbers Come From Use Numbers to Find the Pattern Hidden Figures Biodiversity Inventory Timed Observations Change over Time

Incorporating Journaling Into Lessons, Frameworks, and Assessments

Journaling over Time Developing Skills: Ideas, Practice, and Feedback Grading and Evaluation Evaluation Rubric From Activities to Longer Lessons Journaling in Units The Next Generation Science Standards The Common Core State Standards Teaching Science and Inquiry: A Deeper Dive

Final Thoughts Appendices

Appendix A: Tools and Materials Appendix B: Activity Summaries, Learning Goals, and Possible Phenomena Appendix C: NGSS Connections Appendix D: Evaluation Rubric Appendix E: Cut-and-Paste Journal Strategies Appendix F: Cut-and-Paste Quantification Tool Kit

Notes Acknowledgments About the Naturalist Journal Contributors About the Authors