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Nature Activities

These activities are meant to be flexible and done outdoors to help Iowa teachers & students connect to nature. Many of them could simply be a warm-up or extended into multiple lessons.

This collection is a subset of the larger Open Educational Resources collection.

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Submissions from 2023 2023

Animal Trackers, Tallgrass Prairie Center, University of Northern Iowa

Before & After, Tallgrass Prairie Center, University of Northern Iowa

Big Wind Blows, Tallgrass Prairie Center, University of Northern Iowa

Blindfolded, Tallgrass Prairie Center, University of Northern Iowa

Camo Pellets, Tallgrass Prairie Center, University of Northern Iowa

Decomp Tag, Tallgrass Prairie Center, University of Northern Iowa

Geo-Mapping, Tallgrass Prairie Center, University of Northern Iowa

Is This A Plant?, Tallgrass Prairie Center, University of Northern Iowa

Leaf Art!, Tallgrass Prairie Center, University of Northern Iowa

Mental Vacay, Tallgrass Prairie Center, University of Northern Iowa

Micro-Hiking, Tallgrass Prairie Center, University of Northern Iowa

Nature Activities for Teachers Overview, Tallgrass Prairie Center, University of Northern Iowa

Nature Blanks, Tallgrass Prairie Center, University of Northern Iowa

Nature Charades, Tallgrass Prairie Center, University of Northern Iowa

Nature Framing, Tallgrass Prairie Center, University of Northern Iowa

Nature Interpreting, Tallgrass Prairie Center, University of Northern Iowa

Painting Nature, Tallgrass Prairie Center, University of Northern Iowa

Patterns in Nature, Tallgrass Prairie Center, University of Northern Iowa

Rainbow Chips, Tallgrass Prairie Center, University of Northern Iowa

Scavenger Hunt, Tallgrass Prairie Center, University of Northern Iowa

Wildflower Frenzy, Tallgrass Prairie Center, University of Northern Iowa