The George Lucas Educational Foundation has selected the NatureMapping Program for their "New Day for Learning" initiative. The are 7 lessons on "how to .." (precursors to the NatureMapping activities), plus articles and videos.

Additional materials and PDFs are available below.

• Lesson 1: How to Tell the Time and Date
  
  
• Lesson 2: Using Guides and Animal Size to Teach Species Recognition
  
  
• Lesson 3: Using Environmental Clues to Teach Species Recognition
  
  
• Lesson 4: How to Estimate Animal Size and Numbers at a Distance
  
  
• Lesson 5: Teaching Directions, Maps, and Coordinates
  
  
• Lesson 6: A Lesson on Nature Note Taking
  
  
• Lesson 7: How to Collect and Evaluate Observations in the Field