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INDIANA PHENOLOGY

Student Observer Presentation - Teacher Resource
Teachers: use this presentation from Indiana Phenology to teach your students how to be an observer using Nature's Notebook. The slides...
Lydia Minton
Oct 4, 20211 min read
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Join Nature's Notebook with the App or Website - Teacher Resource
These two documents explain how to create a Nature's Notebook account. You can create an account through their website or on your phone...
Lydia Minton
Oct 3, 20211 min read
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Needs Assessment - Teacher's Resources
This is a questionnaire that you should fill out before starting the program. Think about the needs you have. How will participation in...
Lydia Minton
Oct 2, 20211 min read
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Nature's Notebook Teacher Guide - Teacher Resource
Indiana Phenology created this handy guide for teachers to use to get acquainted with using Nature's Notebook. It explains the importance...
Lydia Minton
Oct 2, 20211 min read
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Schoolyard Phenology Teacher's Guidebook - Teacher Resource
This is your total breakdown of all things phenology that you and your students should learn about before making observations. It...
Lydia Minton
Oct 1, 20211 min read
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Curriculum Overview - Teacher Resource
Teachers: this document explains the complete curriculum of the Schoolyard Phenology Program. It includes a curriculum overview, purpose,...
Lydia Minton
Sep 30, 20211 min read
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SciGirls Phenology Episode
Recommended Grades 4 - 9 Duration 28 mins SciGirls spring into action! Minnesota sixth-grader Jordan gathers her girls to track changes...
Khepri Hazel
Sep 29, 20211 min read
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Spring Activity Guide
Recommended Grades 4 - 8 Duration 10 weeks This curriculum provides upper elementary and middle school students with the opportunity to...
Khepri Hazel
Sep 28, 20211 min read
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​Ologies Podcast - Phenology Episode
Seasonal researcher and expert Phenologist Dr. Libby Ellwood weighs in with amazing information about why fall smells so good, why leaves...
Khepri Hazel
Sep 27, 20211 min read
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Evaluations - Elementary
For participants in Indiana Phenology’s Schoolyard Phenology observation program, we ask you to complete the pre- and post-evaluation...
Lydia Minton
Sep 26, 20211 min read
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Student Forum - Elementary
It is time for your students to show what they have learned while participating in this program! The student forum is one of the most...
Lydia Minton
Sep 25, 20211 min read
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Fall/Spring Activity Guides - Elementary
This curriculum provides upper elementary-aged children with the opportunity to explore environmental issues through the lens of...
Lydia Minton
Sep 24, 20211 min read
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Climate Change Unit - Elementary
Climate change is an incredibly important topic in our world today. This unit is specifically about climate change and its effects....
Lydia Minton
Sep 23, 20211 min read
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Outdoor Observations - Elementary
This unit has ten different participatory activities. All of them get students thinking about and observing nature and its patterns,...
Lydia Minton
Sep 22, 20211 min read
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Introduction to Phenology Unit - Elementary
Teaching this unit is foundational to the Schoolyard Phenology program. This unit is designed for students to learn to make observations...
Lydia Minton
Sep 21, 20211 min read
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Generic Datasheets with Phenophase Definitions - Teacher Resource
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...
Indiana Phenology Interns
Sep 21, 20211 min read
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Schoolyard Phenology Datasheet - Teacher Resource
This document is what your students will use to record observations at your nature site. It breaks down what students should look for...
Indiana Phenology Interns
Sep 21, 20211 min read
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Middle/High Pre Evaluation and Middle/High Post Evaluation - Middle and High School
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...
Lydia Minton
Sep 20, 20211 min read
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Student Forum - Middle School
It is time for your students to show what they have learned while participating in this program! The student forum is one of the most...
Lydia Minton
Sep 19, 20211 min read
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Climate Change Unit - Middle School
This unit is designed to teach students that recent climate change is a phenomenon that is affecting and will continue to affect nature...
Lydia Minton
Sep 18, 20211 min read
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