Adding to a Field Book
We put together our field books with some modifications. Using the printed sheets from Vital signs, we added to create our field books. We used a title page that students decorate. They can then photograph this in case the camera tags get lost - we'll know which group used which camera, and which class. After the site information, we added a page titled "Species #1" before the Vital Signs species 1 sheet. The students can then photograph this page to help separate species #1 pictures from species#2 (a page titled "Species #2" is also in the packet/field book). We also added two pages titled "Sketch - species #1, and Sketch - species #2) to remind students to sketch their findings, each in their appropriate sections. One final addition are two pages titled "Additional Observations or information" for each species, again in the appropriate sections.
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Field books
I love the idea of student teams creating a field book. It seems like a nice way for things to stay organized--I'm wondering if using something like a folder with the metal brads in the center into which students could add sketches, additional observations, etc. might be helpful...or if looking back at that same area in the spring/early summer, if students would add new field notes, sketches, etc. to show change over time.