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Nature Scavenger Hunt

Submitted By:
Eco Heroes
Category:
outdoor
Number of Participants:
2
Skill Areas:
exploration, vegetation, habitats, ecology
Equipment Required:
Paper, pencil, copies of scavenger list
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Educational Objectives:
Explore natural environment, look for specific vegetation or wildlife
Summary:
Explore a local natural environment in detail by looking for specific items listed on the scavenger list.
Description:
Create a list of items to look for such as specific vegetation, insects, types of rocks, wildlife, seeds, pine cones etc... Hand out scavenger lists to students or teams to try to find and check off during a nature walk. Discuss items on the list. Optional: Students could make up lists for the other team. Students can research and answer questions about items on list either before or afterwards.