Teachers: use this presentation from Indiana Phenology to teach your students how to be an observer using Nature's Notebook. The slides...

These two documents explain how to create a Nature's Notebook account. You can create an account through their website or on your phone...

This is a questionnaire that you should fill out before starting the program. Think about the needs you have. How will participation in...

Indiana Phenology created this handy guide for teachers to use to get acquainted with using Nature's Notebook. It explains the importance...

This is your total breakdown of all things phenology that you and your students should learn about before making observations. It...

Teachers: this document explains the complete curriculum of the Schoolyard Phenology Program. It includes a curriculum overview, purpose,...

Seasonal researcher and expert Phenologist Dr. Libby Ellwood weighs in with amazing information about why fall smells so good, why leaves...

This datasheet can be used when students are making observations of species. If there is a flower or tree you want them to observe, use...

This document is what your students will use to record observations at your nature site. It breaks down what students should look for...

These forms are a pre and post test for your students to take before and after the Schoolyard Program. This will be a measure of the...

At Indiana Phenology, this is one of our favorite units for the Schoolyard Program. We love it because this is the chance for students to...

This unit is designed to teach students how the phenomenon of climate change is affecting nature and society. Students will learn about...

This is an exciting unit because it gets your students outside! Here, they will begin to make phenological observations. There are 9...

This unit is designed for students to learn to make observations through Nature’s Notebook. Learning and becoming comfortable with...

Driven to Discover is a curriculum series from the University of Minnesota! It is a complete breakdown of citizen science, and it is a...

The idea of this activity is to have students try to insulate a spinach leaf enough that it can survive freezing temperatures (for a...

This lesson differentiates between chemical changes and physical changes. There is a fun activity where students use a potato and extract...

Students will use a moss “scavenger hunt” to learn about sexual versus asexual reproduction. This activity also introduces students to a...

This unit explores the properties of density. Students will discover the density of maple syrup and calculate the mass of sugar in their...

Students act out transpiration (including evaporation, runoff, and precipitation) as water molecules. The activities are designed as a...