Naturalist





  • This potential involves understanding the natural world of plants and animals and noticing their characteristics and categorising them.

  • It generally involves a keen observation of the environment and the surrounding and the ability to classify things as well.

  • It may be exercised by exploring nature; making collections of objects; studying and grouping them; minutely observing sensory stimuli such as sound, smell, taste and touch; keenly observing natural changes, interconnections and patterns.

  1. Create observation notebooks.

  2. Describe changes in the local or global environment that affect you.

  3. Become involved in the care of pets, wildlife, gardens, or parks.

  4. Use binoculars, telescope, microscope or a magnifier to see things differently.

  5. Draw or photograph natural objects.

  6. Create mind maps to explore, categorise and develop your thinking about problems and issues.

  7. Use all the senses while studying.

  8. Watching animal behaviour (squirrels or birds in the schoolyard).

  9. Observe changes outdoors over the course of the school year.

  10. Watching the weather (to learn weather forecasting).

  11. Notice ecological principles in action (e.g., decomposition of plant or animal material over time).

  12. Keep a Nature Journal and watch TV programs on Discovery, Animal Planet, National Geography, etc.

  13. Imitate a biologist or ecologist in field studies.

  14. List data about the characteristics (size, colour, form, function, etc.) of a plant, animal, natural phenomenon, etc.

  15. Keep data in a log, blog or diary.