Many of today’s adolescents have little to no connection to their environments or the native plants and animals that share their spaces. This is primarily due to a significant decrease in the amount of time children spend outdoors now, compared with children in the mid to late 20th century, compounded by a lack of natural history and outdoor experiences in schools. Nature journaling is an effective way for life science teachers to get adolescents outside and incorporate nature studies into their lessons. Students engaged in regular, sustained nature journaling could experience an increase in literacy and critical thinking skills, an increase in understanding and connections to their native landscapes, and a decline in anxiety and depression.
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April 01 2023
Nature Journaling in the High School Classroom
Jennifer Bollich
JENNIFER BOLLICH is a high school biology and environmental science teacher at STEM Magnet Academy of Pointe Coupee in Pointe Coupee Parish, LA. She received her master of arts in teaching in biological sciences with a focus on conservation through Project Dragonfly, a graduate program of Miami University, Oxford, OH, in December 2022.
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The American Biology Teacher (2023) 85 (4): 187–191.
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Jennifer Bollich; Nature Journaling in the High School Classroom. The American Biology Teacher 1 April 2023; 85 (4): 187–191. doi: https://doi.org/10.1525/abt.2023.85.4.187
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