Curated OER
Hula Hoop ABC Relays
Adding hula hoops to any activity can present a fun challenge. This worksheet explains how to conduct an activity that combines the recognition of capital/lowercase letters and a hula hoop relay. Outside on the playground, each student...
Curated OER
Sun Safety
Students discuss how to protect oneself from the sun. For this sun safety lesson, students explore the movement of the sun throughout the day by tracing their shadows periodically using outdoor chalk. Students discuss how the shorter...
Curated OER
Animal Diversity
Students explore the outdoors. For this animal diversity lesson, students observe nature and identify various species of animals, both small and large. Students discuss animal habitats and how humans influence their living conditions.
Curated OER
Let's Study Outdoors - Outdoor Classroom
Students research native plants. They identify the plant by scientific name, size, amount of water needed and color. Pupils measure and plot an area of school property. Students create an outdoor classroom. Additional cross curriculum...
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Focused Observation: Recording Information Seen on a Hike
Learners focus their observations during a nature hike by recording their observations on a sheet of paper which has been horizontally divided into thirds. Alongside the divisions is a stick figure with the top of the head touching the...
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Outdoor Advertising Association of America
This site is filled with facts and figures about the history of outdoor advertising and the current use of outdoor advertising.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: 12.24 Air Pollution
Learn about some sources of outdoor air pollution.
American Geosciences Institute
American Geosciences Institute: Earth Science Week: Writing Earth Science
An exercise for students to explore nature and write about it.