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Who Lives Here?
Age Range:
5 - 17 years
Time Required:
10 - 20 minutes
Fundamental:
Outdoors & Self
To make a study of nature and to appreciate the environments where insects live.
Materials Needed
Pencil & Paper
Clipboard
Gardening Gloves
Magnifying Glass
Instructions
This is an activity which can be used anywhere out of doors.
Guides carefully lift a stone, a log, a rock or use their pencil to clear leaf litter
sketch and write a report on the life they discover under it.
Any materials moved should be replaced in it's original positions when the study has been made.
As a Girl Guide, How Can I Lead This Activity?
Make a study of insects found in your local area and present your findings to the Unit or Patrol.
As a Unit Leader, How Can I Make This Activity Girl Led?
Discuss with Guides how connected life if and how important insects are to us and the ecology.
Raise awareness about the protection of natural environments.
Suggest this as an activity when Guides choose a nature theme night.
As a Unit, how can we make sure everyone is included?
Review the findings at your next Guide Meeting.
Compile the sketches into a Unit book.
Follow Up Questions and Reflections
What can we do differently next time?
What other activities could you do with your new skill?
How did it make you feel?
What did you like or dislike?
What did you learn?
Activity source and acknowledgements
This activity is part of the Earthkeepers Program - Basement Windows and also taken from The Australian Leaders Handbook Part 2 Program Ideas- Who lives here?
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