Outdoor Scavenger Hunt Objective Students will find, identify and describe a variety of things in the forest. The Olympic lowland forest, like any natural environment, is full of many things that we may overlook if we aren't looking closely.
Observation is a vital skill for nature study.
By seeking and finding small details, biologists and other scientists make sense of the whole picture. Pieces of sturdy cardboard work well as makeshift clipboards. For the Extension, pieces of brightly colored ribbon one to two feet in length. Procedure Divide the class into small groups of two to five. The idea of this scavenger hunt is to find and look at each item, in its own place, without disturbing it.