UNC-TV ONLINE: Inquiry Based Learning in the School Yard



	“You Have An Outdoor Classroom! How Do You Use It? Inquiry-Based Learning in the Schoolyard,”
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	<<Participants’ Toolkit Material List FOR FACILITATOR Flip Chart Stand Flip Chart Paper Markers INTRODUCTION PACKET Letter to participants Pre-Workshop Activity The Schoolyard Habitat Movement: What It Is and Why Children Need It Go Out and Play: Nature Adds Up for ADD Kids Engaging Science PARTICIPANT GIVE-AWAYS Blank journals Colored pencils Bug boxes Any of the books on the recommendations list JOURNALING Nature journal examples Contact paper Books on journaling (refer to book list) HABITAT ACTIVITIES/LESSONS Field guides - trees, insects, spiders, birds Thermometers Magnifying lenses White sheets Spray bottles with water Bags for participant groups to carry materials ADAPTATION RELAY (you'll need four sets of everything) Crayons Gloves Duct tape Film canisters Dry beans Construction paper Bandanas Button-down shirts Scissors Clothes pins Tennis balls Plastic bottles with screw on caps Buckets MAKE-A-SEED ACTIVITY Rubber bands Toothpicks Paper Clips Masking Tape Balloons Corks Feathers Glue Cotton Balls Construction paper Crayons Beans HOME SEED KIT (Any seeds you would have in a kitchen are fine. Here are some examples) Pumpkin seeds Mung beans Flax seed Adzuki Mustard Black eyed peas Rice Chick peas Pistachios Anise Corn Poppy seeds SCHOOLGROUND SEED KIT (Any common outdoors seeds are fine. Here are some examples.) Sweetgum balls Maple helicopters Black Walnut Acorns Milkweed seed pods Pine cones Magnolia seed pods Pecans Coconut (not common, but great for kids to see) UNC-TV and PBSKIDS Resources Centerpiece Monthly Magazine Mister Rogers Activities for Young Children About The Environment and Recycling PBS Families Magazine, #19 Sesame Street Plush Hand puppet or finger puppet (Oscar the Grouch, etc) Posters Episodes: Patchwork Quilt And Still the Turtle Watched (More to be added to the list) Welcome Letters to Teachers and Train The Trainer Participants Customized ECO Bags Web resources Press Release