Nature Unleashed
Nature Unleashed includes a student book, science notebook, and teacher guide to help elementary students learn about Missouri’s ponds, forests and prairies.
The Missouri Department of Conservation's Discover Nature Schools (DNS) program includes engaging age appropriate curriculum that involves hands-on outdoor learning of Missouri's ecosystems. This workshop will cover the Nature Unleashed Pond, Prairie and Forest unit for grades 3-5.
The Discover Nature Schools (DNS) program provides teachers in Missouri with no-cost curriculum units that incorporate hands-on outdoor activities featuring Missouri wildlife and habitats. Each unit has been aligned with the most recent Missouri Learning Standards and Next Generation Science Standards and includes a field-tested teacher guide, as well as student books and science notebooks for each student. Grant funding is available to purchase classroom supplies and pay for field trip transportation.
This workshop is for Hannibal LaGrange University Pre-service teachers in the Community Resources Class.
15 Students were in attendance.
This workshop will prepare educators to teach the hands-on, Missouri Level Standards Unit designed for grades 3-5. This place based program will provide participating educators with a field tested teacher’s guide, classroom copies of student guides as well as science notebooks.The grant funding associated with this program will provide at least one field trip and supply classroom materials to teach the unit.
The Discover Nature Schools (DNS) program provides new and interesting curriculum that incorporates hands-on outdoor activities featuring Missouri ecosystems. Teaching students outside has been shown to help improve test scores and help with behavior issues. Each unit comes with excellent teacher and student guides. Nature Unleashed is designed for 3rd-5th grade educators. The curriculum has been aligned with both the Missouri Learning Standards and the Next Generation Science Standards.
This workshop will cover the Nature Unleashed Pond, Prairie and Forest unit for grades 3-5, including use of the teacher guide, colorful, engaging student books, student-centered and collaborative outdoor investigations and multimedia resources that emphasize science practices and are correlated with the MLS and the NGSS. Procedures for participation in the DNS grant program that provides funding for science equipment, outdoor classrooms and field experiences related to this unit will also be covered.
We will investigate the trees, tree adaptations and different habitats of Missouri in a cross-curricular fashion. Science notebooking from Missouri Dept. of Conservation's Nature Unleashed unit will be a foundation of student discovery. Project Learning Tree is a national, award-winning nature activity classroom guide. The guide makes learning fun, while emphasizing to the students how to think, instead of what to think.
Teachers will investigate the unique habitats and life forms of George Washington Carver's childhood home, using the Missouri Dept of Conservation Discover Nature Schools curriculum.
This is a private workshop for Springfield R-12 third grade teachers.
The Discover Nature School (DNS) program includes engaging, hands-on outdoor learning that focuses on Missouri's flora, fauna, and ecosystems. This workshop will focus on Nature Unleashed, our 3rd-5th grade unit. Nature Unleashed focuses on different Missouri ecosystems (Forest, Pond, Prairie, and your schoolyard), plant and animal adaptations, predator-prey relationships, and more.