Outdoor Biology Instructional Strategies (OBIS)

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science_4_all

July 9, 2011

Grab your short-shorts, fluff your mullet, and get ready to “gag me with a spoon”.. because we are about to travel back to a time known as the ’80s.

Sometimes what is old is new again. As is the case with these FREE supplemental elementary life science lessons from The Lawrence Hall of Science’s Outdoor Biology Instructional Strategies (OBIS).

The OBIS site contains:

Information and research on OBIS tools
Recommendations on how to use the OBIS Folios
FREE access to 97 downloadable OBIS Folios- which are concise lesson plans for guiding field investigations and outdoor science activities

In Washington state, our current K-12 science learning standards emphasize moving beyond controlled investigations and promoting field investigations. The OBIS tools are a wonderful supplement for getting students outdoors and being scientific without manipulating variables or doing experiments.

I would love to hear from those of you who have been using these materials successfully with students.

2 responses to “Outdoor Biology Instructional Strategies (OBIS)”

Craig

July 12, 2011

Back in the early 70’s I used these materials while serving as “Nature Counselor” at Tacoma YMCA’s Camp Seymour. They were excellent then and continue to be of high value.

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1. science_4_all
  
  July 12, 2011
  
  I guess I was off by a decade 🙂
  
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