Advanced Nature Studies

Gain 'Extra Credit' Thru Completing These Deep Immersions

Discuss the life cycle of a tree in the context of the Great Creative Process (see the link below to learn more).
Find its beginning point, its ending point, its fractal shape, and the dualistic arrangement of its below and above ground structures.
Discuss an ecosystem and how its members are interconnected through food and resources.
Choose an area in the woods and identify 5-10 members of its local ecosystem.
With every passing natural object you see, try and classify it as one of the various center-oriented patterns.
Ask your child to find five different centers (the sun, an acorn, a bird’s nest, etc.).
Does a tree mirror the shape of a river system? If so, which part is the river, which part is the mouth, and which part is the delta.
Nature and life unfold in rise and fall patterns like waves crashing on the shore and concert finales. Name five other examples.