Outdoor Adventures

Beyond Badging

Have kids make an Outdoor Adventures journal to chronicle these and other outdoor experiences they have. Fold eight to ten 8" x 11.5" pieces of blank paper in half and staple along the middle of the crease to create a booklet. [NOTE: Kids may need help stapling.] Then, download and print completed badges. Have kids cut out their completed drawings and badges and tape or glue them into the booklet, using a new page for each badge and adding a few sentences that describe the challenge and what they observed. [If you do not have a printer, you may have kids draw the badges instead on their journal pages.] Encourage kids to use this journal to record any experiences they have with the natural world. Our tips provide other ways for exploring with your kids!

Become a Citizen Scientist

Looking for more adventures now that you've completed all twelve missions? Keep exploring by participating in a citizen science project! Check out SciStarter in the Classroom, a collection of projects looking for volunteer scientists across the country to collect data on butterflies, bees, trees, and even the night sky.

Next Generation Science Standards

Disciplinary Core Ideas

• LS2.A: Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems
• LS4.D: Biodiversity and Humans
• ESS3.A: Natural Resources
• ESS3.C: Human Impacts on Earth Systems

Science and Engineering Practices

• Asking Questions and Defining Problems
• Obtaining, Evaluating, and Communicating Information

Crosscutting Concepts

• Patterns
• Scale, Proportion, and Quantity

• Systems and System Models