The Big Backyard Program is a designed
to introduce each child to many aspects of the natural world while also
enhancing skills of scientific inquiry, such as question formulation,
observation and deduction.
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GRADE |
SEASON |
TOPIC |
LOCATION |
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Kindergarten |
Fall |
Plants
in the Fall |
Schoolyard |
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Kindergarten |
Winter |
Nature
in Winter |
Schoolyard |
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Kindergarten |
Early
Spring |
Early
Signs of Spring |
Schoolyard |
|
Kindergarten |
Late
Spring |
Flowers
and Seeds |
Schoolyard |
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1st
Grade |
Fall |
Animal
Shelters and Survival |
Schoolyard |
|
1st
Grade |
Winter |
Animal
Tracks |
Schoolyard |
|
1st
Grade |
Spring |
Basic
Needs of Animals |
Schoolyard |
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2nd
Grade |
Fall |
Native
Americans |
Schoolyard |
|
2nd
Grade |
Winter |
States
of Matter |
Schoolyard |
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2nd
Grade |
Spring |
Soils |
Schoolyard |
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3rd
Grade |
Fall |
Nature
Use in Colonial Times |
Schoolyard and Fiske Hill |
|
3rd
Grade |
Late
Spring |
Food
Chains |
Schoolyard |
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4th
Grade |
Winter |
Winter
Twigs/Classification |
Schoolyard |
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4th
Grade |
Spring |
Whipple
Hill Geology |
Whipple Hill
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5th
Grade |
Fall,
Winter, Spring |
|
Schoolyard |
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