Problems and changes

I saw that their are some challenges with these ideas.

With my observation logbook idea, it would make more sense to do this in a classroom instead of in a home, because kids don't focus on these kinds of activities unless they are forced to in school. At home, kids like to watch tv, play on the computer, play barbies, play dress up and be read storybooks. This is what I found while babysitting a 6 (girl) and 8 year old (boy).

So it would need to be in school, probably. I thought the kids could go on fieldtrips (to the bog perhaps) and observe a certain tree or plant throughout a school year. The school would have to be close to a forest or the bog. My elementary school was very close to the bog, but we never went their to learn about nature.

This project would be about understanding and appreciatig nature. It wouldn't actually change people's behaviours, just their attitudes a bit. Hopefully, they would be inspired to grow more things and to love nature. Maybe this would be a good activity to facilitate other environmental learning. Watching things grow is fun...