Take off for exploration
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Exploring trees • Observation and documentation different types
Collect some documents
• Dry leaf,
• Leaf print,
• Seeds,
• Dry flowers, etc.
Documentation of diversity
of flower and their role/uses.
Important information to be collected
•Name,
•Season of flowering,
•Association with animal life,
•Human uses,
•Assess the environmental and human benefit,
•Assess whether any threat is there,etc.
Tips for experiment
•Try to extracts colour or colouring agents from the
colourful flowers by crushing,
•Test the permanency of the colour in acid and basic,
•Dye cotton thread or other items by it; observe the
permanency,
•Assess if there is any potentiality among the
experimented flowers,
•Try to assess the economics involved in it.
Take measurement
• Total height of the tree,
• Height from where branching starts,
• Canopy coverage,
• Garth,
• Root areas at surface level,
• Prepare a tree map,
• Prepare album.
Observation and documentation birds, insects, reptiles etc
what, where and How
• Physical structure, size, colour,
• Habitat,
• Food,
• Seasonality if any,
• Common/rare
Explore rocks, land and soil
Rocks:
• Observe : colour, shape, hardness,
• Identify: location, layers ( if any),
• Measure: true dip and apparent dip,
• Note : associated features.
Observation and experimentation of soil
Use tripod lance/ magnifying glass or
microscope observation
Observe solubility and colour variation .
Try to identify the reasons for variation
Observe rate of permeability
Used feel method to identify the
textural composition.
Prepare litmus paper to varify soil chemical reaction
Observation of decaying processes and pattern created
by organisms help to understand characteristics of soil
Observe pattern created by different organism
water related observation
• Physical characteristics
Colour,
Odor,
Test,
Turbidity,
Temperature,
• Chemical:
pH
• Biological
Observation of Air • Wind
• Temperature
• Intensity of solar radiation
• Dust and other solid particle in air
• Humidity
• Cloud
Observation of built environment
• Land uses
• Pattern of housing
• Home garden
• Agriculture
• Sacred space/tree, etc
• Habits of disposal of waste
• Habits of uses of natural resources , etc.
Let them explore and enjoy !
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