Learning Through Nature
Learning Beyond the Classroom
Outdoor investigations, nature journaling, and standards-based resources that help students learn through direct experience with the world around them.
Learn Outdoors
Turn school grounds and nearby outdoor spaces into places for observation, investigation, and discovery.
Think Like a Scientist
Help students ask questions, collect evidence, identify patterns, and build explanations from what they observe.
Connect Learning to Place
Use local ecosystems and everyday surroundings to make science more relevant, memorable, and meaningful.
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Outdoor Field Investigations
Outdoor Field Investigations
Outdoor Field Investigations
Standards-aligned investigations that turn school grounds and nearby outdoor spaces into places for authentic scientific inquiry, data collection, and evidence-based thinking.
Nature Journaling
Outdoor Field Investigations
Outdoor Field Investigations
Observation cards, prompts, and structured resources that build careful observation, scientific thinking, and connection to the natural world.
Science & Engineering Practice Activities
Science & Engineering Practice Activities
Science & Engineering Practice Activities
Hands-on resources that help students practice asking questions, developing models, analyzing data, constructing explanations, and other science and engineering practices through meaningful investigation.
More Ways to Learn Through Experience
Science & Engineering Practice Activities
Science & Engineering Practice Activities
An expanding collection of project-based learning, citizen science, service learning, homeschool, and lifelong-learning resources designed to connect learning with real places and real experiences.
Ready to Take Learning Outside?
Learning Through Nature offers ready-to-use resources that connect science learning with observation, investigation, and real-world experience.
Explore ready-to-use resources for outdoor field investigations, nature journaling, science and engineering practices, and other hands-on approaches to learning science beyond the classroom. Visit the Learning Through Nature store to find resources for your students and classroom.
From the Field Notes
Practical ideas, outdoor learning strategies, and reflections from Learning Through Nature and Learning Through Service Costa Rica.