春の自然 - STEM 科学発見ユニット研究 - 柔軟なスケジュール

In this eight week course, learners will discover spring through hands-on activities, group collaboration, nature discovery walks, and more!

Below are the descriptions of the themes/topics covered in each week. By the end of the course, your learner will have a complete spring nature study notebook with a section for each topic. Each week includes a coloring sheet (to use as cover page for each section in final notebook), a video lesson with printable activity sheet to follow along/interact with the lesson, STEAM activity printable instructions and video, craft project printable PDF instructions with printable materials (when applicable), and printable nature scavenger hunt challenges related to the theme each week. 
Throughout each week students have an opportunity to develop their problem solving, early literacy, math, and fine motor skills. 

Let’s “spring” into nature! 🙂


Week 1: Seasons, Equinoxes, & Solstices
🌎 Coloring Sheet Cover Page
🌎 Video Lesson: Why do we have seasons?
🌎STEAM Activity: Modeling the Seasonal Cycles 
🌎Craft: Four Seasons Tree Art
🌎Nature Scavenger Hunt Challenge

Week 2: The Water Cycle
💧 Coloring Sheet Cover Page
💧Video Lesson: Where does rain come from?
💧STEAM Activity: Clouds in a Jar!
💧Craft: Rain Cloud Sun Catcher
💧Nature Scavenger Hunt Challenge

Week 3: Where do Rainbows come from?
🌈 Coloring Sheet Cover Page
🌈 Video Lesson: Where do Rainbows come from?
🌈 STEAM Activity: Catching Rainbows
🌈 Craft: Bead & Prism Hanging Sun Catcher
🌈 Nature Scavenger Hunt Challenge

Week 4: Pond Life
🐸 Coloring Sheet Cover Page
🐸 Video Lesson: Pond & Lake Ecosystems
🐸 STEAM Activity: Pond Observation - Make Your Own Pond Viewers
🐸 Craft: Frog Handprint
🐸 Nature Scavenger Hunt Challenge

Week 5: Blooms, Buds, & Branches - Exploring Plant Life in Spring
🌷Coloring Sheet Cover Page
🌷Video Lesson: Parts of the plant, plant life cycles, & the role of the seasons
🌷STEAM Activity: Sprout Heads
🌷Craft: Cherry Blossom Wind Sock
🌷Nature Scavenger Hunt Challenge

Week 6: Buzz - All About Bees!
🐝 Coloring Sheet Cover Page
🐝 Video Lesson: Bees and Pollination
🐝 STEAM Activity: Pollination Activity
🐝 Craft: Honeycomb & Bees
🐝 Nature Scavenger Hunt Challenge

Week 7: From a Caterpillar to a Butterfly
🦋 Coloring Sheet Cover Page
🦋 Video Lesson: The Life Cycle of a Butterfly 
🦋 STEAM Activity: Pasta Life Cycle
🦋 Craft: Watercolor Butterfly
🦋 Nature Scavenger Hunt Challenge


Week 8: Animals in Spring
🐣 Coloring Sheet Cover Page
🐣 Video Lesson: Do animals know that it is spring? What do they do?
🐣 STEAM Activity: Bird’s Nest Challenge
🐣 Craft: Egg Basket
🐣 Nature Scavenger Hunt Challenge