Eco-hunt lesson sequence: four outdoor school ground lessons pairing schoolyard exploration with specific science process skills and curiosity dimensions¶

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Evidence · 2 claims (2 for) · 1 study (1 causal), q3 · 0 of 1 report an effect size · 2 claims rest on one study

Description¶

A four-lesson outdoor sequence on animal survival, plant survival, food chains and food webs. In each lesson students "accessed the school ground" to find animals or plants, then the teacher grouped them to discuss and construct classifications, food chains or food webs. Each lesson targets named SPS (observing, classifying, inferring, predicting, communicating, controlling variables) and named curiosity dimensions (novelty, lack of clarity, complexity of stimuli, surprise/bafflement).

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

Students access the school ground to seek for and observe animals and plants
Teacher grouping and discussion in the school compound after exploration

Constraints¶

Designed for Year Five primary science topics on survival of species, food chains and food webs

Target Learners¶

Year Five primary school students (mean age 11)

Learning Goals¶

Science process skills: observing, classifying, making inferences, predicting, communicating, controlling variables
Scientific curiosity dimensions: novelty, lack of clarity, complexity of stimuli, surprise/bafflement

Claims¶

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

Kan Lin Ting & Nyet Moi Siew. (2014). Effects of Outdoor School Ground Lessons on Students' Science Process Skills and Scientific Curiosity. Journal of Education and Learning, 3(4). https://doi.org/10.5539/jel.v3n4p96

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`id`	`eco-hunt-outdoor-lesson-sequence`
`title`	`Eco-hunt lesson sequence: four outdoor school ground lessons pairing schoolyard exploration with specific science process skills and curiosity dimensions`
`description`	`A four-lesson outdoor sequence on animal survival, plant survival, food chains and food webs.`
`status`	`review`
`generated`	by `process:settle-candidates` on `2026-11-02`
`trust`	unverified — no one has confirmed this page's content
`sources`	1 — `kan-lin-ting-nyet-moi-siew-2014`

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