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pencil sharpener
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wonder-walk handbook
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trace paper
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ruler
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HANDBOOK CONTENTS 2
collect your wonder walk instruments
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locate the wonder walks nature center
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the strata of discovery
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pick a trail: where the wonder walks take you
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wonder walk activities:
document a flora photograph a fauna diagram a nature-cycle draw a nature-relationship cyanotype a specimen
nature center building
design: architecture in nature discover: nature center spaces stewardship: return your materials appendix
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activity: FIND THE NATURE CENTER
□ on the following page circle your school □ circle the Nature Center □ draw a path between your school and the nature center.
How did you get here today? Bus? Walk? Bike? N O V E M B E R
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STRATA OF DISCOVERY during the walk, we will explore three strata: foliage, trunk, and ground. what exists in these three strata? what do they share in common? N O V E M B E R
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foliage
leaves, tree species, acorns, pine cones, birds, butterflies, sun . . .
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trees, bark, lichen, fungi, insects, moss, squirrels, branches . . .
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activity : DOCUMENT A FLORA
□ on the following page, paste a plant specimen inside the red box.
□ outline the specimen and its key features on the tracing paper
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What is this plant called?
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oriental bittersweet plant name: ____________________________ Celastrus orbiculatus scientific name: __________________________ â–Ą native â–Ą invasive
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activity : PHOTOGRAPH A FAUNA
□ using the camera with your nature guide’s supervision, photograph a fauna (animal)
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□ ask your nature guide about the species you found:
What is this species called? What is the scientific name? Is this species native or invasive?
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black-capped chickadee fauna name: ____________________________ Poecile atricapillus scientific name: __________________________ â–Ą native â–Ą invasive
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activity : DRAW A CYCLE
□ on the following page, draw a nature cycle □ draw arrows between each phase □ ask your nature guide about the cycle N O V E M B E R 0 6 2 0 2 0
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What is the cycle called? What are the species in this cycle? Why do we need this cycle in nature? ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________
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decomposition cycle name: ___________________________ maple tree, worms, fungi species in cycle: _________________________
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activity : DRAW A RELATIONSHIP
□ on the following page, paste a
specimen relationship inside the red box.
□ outline the specimen and its key features on the tracing paper
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What are the species in the relationship?
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What colors do you see?
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oak, shield lichen, map lichen. specimen species: __________________________ symbiotic specimen relationship:_________________________
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□ place a specimen on the cyanotype paper □ put the page in the sun for 5 minutes □ rinse cyanotype paper and hang to dry N O V E M B E R 0 6 2 0 2 0
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□ paste cyanotype on the following page! What parts of the specimen can you see in the cyanotype? What colors do you see?
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design : ARCHITECTURE in NATURE The Emerald Necklace Nature Center was designed to be part of the landscape. The building emerges from the earth and has a symbiotic relationship with nature. N O V E M B E R 0 6 2 0 2 0
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what is the difference between a building and nature? ______________________________________ ______________________________________ ______________________________________ what parts of the building are alive? ______________________________________ ______________________________________ ______________________________________ ______________________________________
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nature center massing concept model _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________
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discover : NATURE CENTER SPACES the nature center has many spaces to discover below shows you the most important spots!
work-stations
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supply shelves
microscopes, cameras, pencils,
erasers, compasses, audiorecorders and handbooks
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classroom benches
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restrooms
ecologist’s office
nature center: whats where? _______________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________
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nature center plan
SCALE: 1’ - 0” = 1/8” feet 2’
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stewardship : RETURN THE MATERIALS after using materials and tools on the wonder walk, return them to their proper location! we should take care and clean up our space, just as we should take care of the nature. N O V E M B E R 0 6 2 0 2 0
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supply shelves
microscopes, cameras, pencils,
erasers, compasses, audio-recorders,
handbooks and more!
*ask your ecologist before taking microscopes from the shelf
nature center section elevation _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________
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appendix : DRAWING CATALOGUE
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ground: brush 01
ground: brush 02
trunk: lichen 01
ground: brush 03
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trunk: lichen 02
foliage: leaf 01
foliage: leaf 02
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foliage: leaf 03
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foliage: leaf 04