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,...

Recommended Grades 4 - 9 Duration 28 mins SciGirls spring into action! Minnesota sixth-grader Jordan gathers her girls to track changes...

Recommended Grades 4 - 8 Duration 10 weeks This curriculum provides upper elementary and middle school students with the opportunity to...

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...

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...

This unit is designed to teach students that recent climate change is a phenomenon that is affecting and will continue to affect nature...

It's time to go outside and start observing! This unit consists of activities your class can do each week at their observation site...

This unit is foundational to the Schoolyard Phenology program because it is designed to teach students how to make observations using...

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...