Event Comic Field/Nature Journaling DRAFT

Students use words and pictures to create a true-life “nature comic” and tell the story of an event they have witnessed in the outdoors. Scaffold worksheet developed by a teacher. Event comic lesson is from the book How to Teach Nature Journaling (JM Laws, E Lygren), a fantastic resource for field and nature activities. 

• Event Comic
  • Students create a series of simple diagrams, much like a comic book or a movie storyboard, to record an event they have witnessed.
• Grades: K - 12 with modifications
• Time: 20 to 60 minutes
• Author: JM Laws and E Lygren

Arizona Standards Engaged 

Science and Engineering Practices: Asking Questions and Defining Problems, Engaging in Argument from Evidence, Planning and Carrying Out Investigations
Cross Cutting Concepts: Patterns, Energy and Matter, Structure and Function, Cause and Effect, Stability and Change, Scale, Proportion, and Quantity