Activity
Developing observation skills in younger students
In this activity, students carefully observe an object then make an observational drawing.
By the end of this activity, students should be able to:
make oral and written observations
deepen their observation skills through drawing.
Drawing progression
Like other skills, observational drawing improves with practice.
Rights: The University of Waikato Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato
Download the Word file (see link below) for:
introduction/background notes
what you need
what to do
extension ideas.
Activity ideas
The Hub has numerous observation activities for junior school students:
Heather Goodey shares the activity exploring nature through colour in this video.
Related webinar
Our webinar Observology for the classroom shows you how observing nature can lead to engaging science learning.
Published: 15 December 2016
