Take a Walk through a Fifth Grader's Eyes

Grade Five Nature Walkers explore a forest ecosystem. They will explore and record in a forest ecosystem, observe interactions and interdependence in this system, discover the cyclic nature of the food/energy cycle, and realize that an ecosystem is a continually changing process of interdependence between plants, aninmals, fungi, and non-living things. In addition the students are introduced to scientific journaling.

Please check the walk schedule and the grade coordinator or classroom representative for details of when each walk takes place. Walk leaders should remember to recite Harrington's Big Backyard Mantra before each walk.

Overview

• Overview of Walks

Fall Walk

Introduction to Scientific Journaling

• Parent Teacher Fall Walk Guide

Late Fall Walk

Animal and Plant Survival in Winter

• Parent Teacher Fall Walk Guide

Winter Walk

Elements of Winter & Tracking

• Parent Teacher Walk Guide
• Map

First Spring Walk

Spring Ecosystem

• Parent Teacher Walk Guide
• Map

Later Spring Walk

Scavanger Hunt

• Parent Teacher Walk Guide

Additional Resources

• Fall Walk Supplemental Guide
• Late Fall Walk Supplemental Guide
• Winter Walk Supplemental Guide
• Early Spring Walk Supplemental Guide
• Late Spring Walk Supplemental Guide
• Estabrook Fall Walk Guide
• Estabrook Winter Walk Guide
• Estabrook Spring Walk Guide
• Estabrook Spring Scavanger Hunt