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RMSC DELIVERS: Field Journaling

Grades 4-9 | Discover the natural history of field journaling and what value a field journal can have for individuals and citizen science.

  • 4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th Grade
  • Life Science

RMSC Delivers to Your Site

Discover the natural history of field journaling and what value a field journal can have for individuals and citizen science. Learn different methods of recording–from lists to study sketches. After a presentation, students will practice observation skills, share curiosity, and get creative. Teachers can then use the methods explained to continue field journaling with their students throughout the year.

Maximum attendance for our on-site experience is 30 students.

Maximum attendance for our virtual experience is 120.

*Copies of CNC Field Journals available at an additional cost of $90 for 30 journals, plus postage

Explore our virtual Field Journaling field trip program

NYS Standards:

NGSS & NYSP-12SLS Standards

  • 4-LS1-1. Construct an argument that plants and animals have internal and external structures that function to support survival, growth, behavior, and reproduction
  • 5-ESS3-1. Obtain and combine information about ways individual communities use science ideas to protect Earth’s resources and environment.
  • 5-LS2-1 Develop a model to describe the movement of matter among plants (producers), animals (consumers), and decomposers, and the environment.
  • MS-LS2-2 Construct an explanation that predicts patterns of interactions among organisms in a variety of ecosystems.
  • HS-LS2-3 Construct and revise an explanation based on evidence for the cycling of matter and flow of energy in ecosystems.

 

ELA Standards

  • 5W3d: Use concrete words and phrases and sensory details to convey experiences and events precisely.

  • 6W3d: Use precise words and phrases, relevant descriptive details, and sensory language to convey experiences and events.

  • 6W6: Conduct research to answer questions, including self-generated questions, drawing on multiple sources, and refocusing the inquiry when appropriate.

  • 7W3d: Use precise words and phrases, relevant descriptive details, and sensory language to capture the action and convey experiences and events

  • 7W6: Conduct research to answer questions, including self-generated questions, drawing on multiple sources, and refocusing the inquiry when appropriate. Generate additional related questions for further research and investigation.

  • 8W3d: Use precise words and phrases, relevant descriptive details, and sensory language to capture the action and convey experiences and events

  • 8W6: Conduct research to answer questions, including self-generated questions, drawing on multiple sources, refocusing the inquiry when appropriate. Generate additional related questions that allow for multiple avenues of exploration.

  • 9-10W6: Conduct research to answer questions, including self-generated questions, or solve a problem; narrow or broaden the inquiry when appropriate. Synthesize multiple sources, demonstrating an understanding of the subject under investigation.

  • 11-12W6: Conduct research through self-generated questions, or solve a problem; narrow or broaden the inquiry when appropriate. Synthesize multiple sources, demonstrating understanding and analysis of the subject under investigation.

How To Book

Need More Information?

  • Contact: Member & Visitor Services
  • Phone: 585.697.1942

When Is It?

  • Days Available: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday
  • Start Date: 09/07/2022
  • End Date: 06/22/2023
  • Program Length: 60 min.
  • Earliest Start Time: 9am

Who Should Attend?

  • Grades: 4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th Grade
  • Maximum Attendance: 30

How Much Does It Cost?

  • Price per Performance*: $150 1-30 Students; $250 31-60 Students; $350 61-90 Students; $425 91+ Students * Mileage will be charged for venues outside of Monroe County.