Outdoor Environmental
Education Notebook
My School: _______________
2015
The time has come to say good-bye! Before
you go, reflect on a few final things:
Revisit the Big Questions: How do humans impact
the environment? Why should we care? How can we
be better stewards of the environment?
What outdoor experiences are you looking forward
to sharing with your family or trying again in the future?
If you were in charge of outdoor ed, what would you
do differently?
Name:
Team:
Name: ____________________
Cabin:
Date: __________ Pd.: _____
Instructional Group:
Expectations for Outdoor Education
Remember the 3 R’s: Respectful, Responsible, and Ready to Learn at all times.
Treat other students and adults with respect.
Treat materials and your surroundings with care.
Follows all school rules, including the dress code.
Follow directions of all adults.
Stream Study
Based on the data collected, do YOU believe the
stream is a healthy habitat for trout? Provide evidence.
Students are not allowed in the cabins unless there is an adult with you.
No gum, candy, food, cell phones or electronics allowed.
“Lights out” is at 10 pm.
My Important Information for
Outdoor Education
Bus #
Animal Group
Why do scientists monitor stream health?
Why is a survey of macroinvertebrates in the stream
used to help decide whether the stream is healthy?
Adult Chaperone for that
group
Buddy in my group
Dorm name
Two other students I
know in my dorm
Draw and label a food chain that could be found in
the stream habitat.
One adult in my dorm
My KP Duty Day and Time
Lights Out Time
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Confidence Course
What was one challenge that you or your group
found difficult? What strategies did your group use
to succeed at that activity?
Before the Trip
We live in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed. How do we know
that? Because when it rains on the land here, our water eventually finds its way to the Chesapeake Bay. Our nearby stream at
the Smith Center is called Rock Creek. Where do you think the
water in Rock Creek goes to? _____________________________
The land area around Rock Creek forms a local watershed because when it rains on this land all the water ends up in Rock
Creek. The Rock Creek watershed is part of the Chesapeake Bay
Watershed because water in Rock Creek flows to the Potomac
and then ____________________.
Big questions: How do humans impact the environment? Why
should we care? How can we be better stewards of the environment? (Think about your neighborhood and land in your watershed.)
Why do you think Confidence Course was part of
the Outdoor Environmental Education Program?
How can what you learned by participating in these
challenges help you at school?
Create your own page
Directions: You’re about to leave for Outdoor Education! Before you go, take a moment, think and respond to the following:
What are you MOST excited about? Why?
What are you MOST nervous about? Why?
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SSL Reflection
Outdoor Ed Tweet
Directions: Perhaps you have something you’d like to share with
someone? Well, now is your chance to brag about your experience. Remember a tweet can only be 140 characters. Write one
tweet to ANY of the following individuals:
What did you do?
________________________________
________________________________
What need did your service address?
1. Family Member
You are missing a family member and want to write to them
about this amazing experience you’re having! Tell them
about your adventure.
___________________________________________
___________________________________________
___________________________________________
___________________________________________
2. Friend at school
___________________________________________
Some of your classmates are not at OE yet.
Tell them what to expect on the first day.
Who benefitted from your service?
___________________________________________
3. Teacher
Not all of your teachers can be with you today at OE. Write
to a teacher to share some of your experience. Tell him/her
how much fun you’re having and what you are learning!
___________________________________________
What did you learn about yourself?
___________________________________________
___________________________________________
Outdoor Ed Tweet
___________________________________________
_______________________________________
_______________________________________
_______________________________________
_______________________________________
_______________________________________
How was this experience connected to something you
learned in a class at school?
___________________________________________
___________________________________________
___________________________________________
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Predator Prey
Exploring the
Watershed
Survival is the name of the game!
Carnivores,
List or draw and label some natural features of our local
watershed that you observed.
Herbivores,
Omnivores...
OH MY!
Predict what you think would happen if the simulation
was changed so that there were many more carnivores
and omnivores than herbivores. Explain your thinking.
List some human activities that can harm our watershed.
List some activities humans can do to help.
What are three limiting factors for the size of the carnivore
population?
Explain to another student how to use a map
to hike to a location. You can list steps!
This time you get to set up the simulation. The group is 50
kids. To start you make 1/10 carnivores. How many carnivores should we start with?
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