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Exploring Outdoors with Photos/Videos

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Exploring Outdoors with Photos/Videos

Instead of fighting to get rid of technology in the outdoors, this activity embraces it by encouraging learners to use a cell-phone camera as a tool for exploring nature. Learners often need a little bit of coaching to do this, which this card deck provides by walking learners through a series of steps and strategies. Most current cell phones can magnify a subject quite a bit while taking photos or videos. A low-cost Easy-Macro can increase magnification even more. Close-up photos and slow-motion videos can then be used to make observations of things that are easy to miss in real time.

Self-guided activity, best for learners 9-years-old and older, or younger learners with adult support.

Materials:
  • Cell phone or tablet camera

  • Easy-Macro band or similar product (optional)

Guidance Documents:

Flip Card Activities - Background InformationPDF

Preparation & Engagement Guidance - Exploring Outdoors with Photos/VideosPDF

Signage:

Activity Sign - Exploring Outdoors with Photos/VideosPDF

Activity Sign - Exploración al aire libre con fotos/vídeosPDF

Activity:

Flip Cards - Exploring Outdoors with Photos/VideosPDF

Flip Cards - Exploring Outdoors with Photos/Videos - with Printing & Crop LinesPDF

Tarjetas - Exploración al aire libre con fotos/vídeosPDF

Tarjetas - Exploración al aire libre con fotos/vídeos - with Printing & Crop LinesPDF
Exploring Outdoors with Photos/Videos card: Try taking close up photos or videos. Try getting very close up. Flower, leaf, jumping spider, roly poly

Topics: Nature & Environment

Activity Type: Outdoor Activity

Language: Spanish, English