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Outdoor Science Activity: Small World Exploration

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August 27, 2014 By Linda McGurk

Sometimes you don’t see the forest for the trees, but what if you don’t see the forest floor for the leaves? With this forest-school inspired outdoor science activity we’re heading out with a few simple tools and the goal to explore the forest floor and the critters that call it home.

Often when we spend time in nature, our focus automatically gravitates toward the obvious features of the woods – creeks, flowers, trees, squirrels, birds or maybe even a deer. It’s easy to forget that the ground is also teeming with tiny life forms that are worth exploring, so for this outdoor science activity, we’re going to turn our gaze downwards for a different perspective.

Outdoor Science Activity: Small World Exploration. A forest-school inspired outdoor learning session for preschoolers from Rain or Shine Mamma.

As usual, this activity should be viewed as an invitation to learn and explore, rather than a strict lesson plan. At Scandinavian forest schools, there is no separation between learning and playing in nature, and the adults view themselves as co-explorers rather than teachers disseminating information. The teachers may introduce activities, but they’re usually open-ended and directed by the children, so even if you set this outdoor learning session up exactly the same way I did, you may get a different outcome, depending on  your child’s interests. That’s just fine.

I recommend preparing and building excitement for this activity by reading one or several of these excellent children’s books about bugs and life underground:


Outdoor Science Activity: Small World Exploration. A forest-school inspired outdoor learning session for preschoolers from Rain or Shine Mamma.

Outdoor Science Activity: Small World Exploration

Age: Preschool-1st grade

Time: 1-2 hours

Materials:

  • 12 foot (approx. 4 m) piece of string
  • Tape measure
  • A white piece of cardboard (or regular office paper)
  • Trowel
  • Magnifying glass
  • Tweezers
  • Bug container
  • Sketch pad
  • Colored pencils

Don’t worry if you don’t have all the items on the equipment list, it only takes a few basics to make this activity a blast for a young child. If I had to choose just one tool for this activity, the magnifying glass would be it, since that’s what really makes these small worlds come to life.

Place: Forest floor, other natural area, or even your backyard. Make sure this type of hands-on exploration is allowed in the place that you choose.

How to do it:

After my daughter helped pick out a good spot on the forest floor I used the string to make a 3’x3′ (approx. 1m x 1m) square, securing the corners with sticks. This step is not mandatory, but I did it to encourage her to focus on a specific area, and to introduce scientific method in a very basic way. Then she picked up the trowel and magnifying glass and went to work.

Outdoor Science Activity: Small World Exploration. A forest-school inspired outdoor learning session for preschoolers from Rain or Shine Mamma.

She quickly found a tiny earthworm, then a bigger one. Tiny, white bugs also emerged from the small hole that she dug in the ground. I suggested that she place the worms on the white piece of cardboard to get a better view of them and she did, observing them, mesmerized, through the magnifying glass.

Outdoor Science Activity: Small World Exploration. A forest-school inspired outdoor learning session for preschoolers from Rain or Shine Mamma.

Soon, her attention turned toward a small log on the ground. She found a crack in the bark and started prying it with the blade of the trowel. She worked long and hard, and was proud when the piece of bark finally came off. “Look, Mommy! I’m working!” She examined the surface with the magnifying glass and then started working on another crack.

Outdoor Science Activity: Small World Exploration. A forest-school inspired outdoor learning session for preschoolers from Rain or Shine Mamma.

Next, I showed her the tweezers and how to use them. Tweezers are a fantastic tool for practicing fine motor skills and there are many ways they can be applied in nature. My daughter used them to pick up small twigs and lined them up on the cardboard. But she soon found a bigger challenge when a roly poly emerged from the soil. After some initial fiddling, she managed to grasp the bug very gently and place it in the plastic bug container, where she examined it further with the magnifying glass.

Outdoor Science Activity: Small World Exploration. A forest-school inspired outdoor learning session for preschoolers from Rain or Shine Mamma.

We wrapped up the session by bringing out the sketch pad and colored pencils. Soon, an imaginary world where giant roly polies and whales effortlessly intermingled had sprung from the white pad.

All in all, we spent a couple of hours on this outdoor science activity, and we easily could’ve stayed out longer. I think part of the reason why my daughter was so absorbed by it, was that I was there to encourage and guide her. This is also a key tenet of forest school pedagogy: Adults share in the exploration and discovery in nature, since this gets the children excited and signals to them that their interests are relevant.

Outdoor Science Activity: Small World Exploration. A forest-school inspired outdoor learning session for preschoolers from Rain or Shine Mamma.

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  1. Deborah @ mommycrusader says

    August 28, 2014 at 12:35 am

    This is a great activity to do with kids. If it ever stops raining here, we’ll be outside exploring. (We’re transplants from the desert and don’t have rain gear yet.)Thanks for the idea!

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    • Linda McGurk says

      August 29, 2014 at 12:57 pm

      Yes, I find that kids are really intrigued by all the things that are hiding in the ground! Thanks for stopping by! And puddlegear.com is a great place to get rain gear:o)

      Reply
  2. TheBoyandMe says

    August 30, 2014 at 6:40 pm

    I love this! I bet The Boy would love to do this, so simple and just need a magnifying glass, trowel and piece of paper. Great work and something we’ll definitely do, thanks.

    Nipping over from #OutdoorPlayParty

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    • Linda McGurk says

      August 30, 2014 at 9:42 pm

      Definitely simple and still engaging. I find that my daughter sometimes needs a little motivation for playing outside for longer periods of time and this really kept her interest for a long time. Thanks for stopping by!

      Reply
  3. Merlinda Little (@pixiedusk) says

    September 1, 2014 at 11:12 am

    Wow I am hypnotized .. I didnt know it ended I am still looking at the photos. Amazing thing to do. When we go out we usually just walk around and son would always stop by at something that caught his attention. The best that I can do and let him inspect and fry on that item. He would ask for help if he needs it but a lot of times he is happy to be tinkering. What usually caught his attention are snails and bugs =) #countrykids

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    • Linda McGurk says

      September 3, 2014 at 10:23 pm

      Glad you enjoyed the post! Most of the time what my kids do outside is totally unstructured as well and that’s what I prefer, but sometimes I think it’s fun to change it up a little bit. Plus, my youngest is at the age where she’s starting to show an interest in numbers and letters, etc, so I figured I might as well work with her according to the forest school approach. Sounds like your son is a budding naturalist – my girls love snails and bugs too:o)

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  4. Coombemill says

    September 5, 2014 at 5:10 pm

    Lovely to see how child led this activity is. The best way to learn is through hands on experience. A great activity to share with me on Country Kids.

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    • Linda McGurk says

      September 8, 2014 at 2:25 pm

      Thanks, Fiona! I always enjoy sharing on #countrykids!

      Reply
  5. Leila - Mud Mud Marvellous Mud says

    September 8, 2014 at 9:47 am

    I love, love, love this idea! It is a great way to encourage them to really focus on one area but still allow them the freedom to do it in a way that is meaningful for them. Great post! Thanks so much for sharing at the Outdoor Play Party 🙂

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    • Linda McGurk says

      September 8, 2014 at 2:27 pm

      Thank you for reading, Leila! My daughter was really absorbed by it and could’ve kept going if we didn’t have to go pick up big sister from school.

      Reply
  6. Penny at Mother Natured says

    September 17, 2014 at 5:03 am

    This is lovely. I took teenagers out at work to explore creatures and the forest and it took me a while to get them to slow down, move logs, look under leaves and really look. Such a fast pasced life we lead, so many never see the amazing things happening in nature.

    On another note, I’ll be doing this activity with my three little girls at home. They LOVE using a magnifying glass to look at the small worlds around them!

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    • Linda McGurk says

      September 18, 2014 at 10:22 pm

      Thank you, Penny! I’m glad you got an opportunity to take teenagers out in the woods – a lot of them don’t see much of it anymore. I couldn’t imagine not getting out in nature on a daily basis and I definitely want it to be a part of my girls’ lives as well. They love it now and I hope they still will by the time they’re teenagers!
      Have fun exploring with your girls:o)

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