More to come on this page!  For now here are some extra science lessons that did not fit into the other categories.  Do you have a scinece lesson to share please email (email below) it so I can potentially share it on this site.  Let's grow the community of outdoor educators!  

Primary - The Five Senses
Have students sit quietly in a circle, preferably on the ground or on their sit spots (as opposed to a bench).  Have students use their senses to observe what might be alive near the circle.  Discuss.  Did they see a squirrel? Hear a bird? If we smell or touch a tree will that help us discover if it is alive?Teach through guided discussion characteristics of living things: reproduce, grow, eat, respire or breathe, respond to stimuli, and adapt to the environment. Return to their observations, does a squirrel have these characteristics etc.  Remember please teach the lesson per your students. Primary students might not need to understand respond to stimuli etc.  Upper grades might delve into how does a tree respond to stimuli?Assessment: Have students draw a living thing.  If possible, have students list why it is giving, It moves, breathes, etc.  This part of the unit can be repeated each time this unit is taught. As students learn about the topic the observations and discussion will get richer. 

Grade 4 Sound

Materials- a variety of objects representing different materials such as tin foil pan, tin muffin pan, plastic frisbees, a glass jar, foam pool noodles

Opening
Have students stand quietly for 30 seconds discuss what sounds they heard.  Then discuss what if someone does not have their ability to hear.  Use the example of singer Mandy Harvey.  A You Tube video of her could be shown inside.  Then discuss various jobs people can have using sound.  Part 1 Explain to the students we are going to discover sounds of various objects with and on various objects.