Series 4 Episode 5 (Bonus Episode): Big School Birdwatch in Britain and Nature Journaling - In the fifth bonus episode of Series 4 we will be exploring a fantastic birding program in Great Britain by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds. The Big School Birdwatch of 2024 ( https://www.rspb.org.uk/whats-happening/get-ready-for-big-schools-birdwatch ) is one of the largest school and citizen science projects in Great Britain and serves as an excellent model at school and community partnerships. The Big School Birdwatch also provides teachers and students with the opportunity to combine writing and art together through the use of nature journals. One organization that helps teachers and students journal is John Muir Laws journaling page ( https://johnmuirlaws.com/journaling-curriculum/ ). Educational research supports the use of nature journals to foster increase science writing, observation and creativity when combined with art. In the news we share articles on the last flight of the Mars Ingenuity ( https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/nasa-ingenuity-mars-helicopter-taken-final-flight-180983667/?utm_medium=distribution&utm_source=pushly&utm_campaign=editorial ) rover and educational research on the value of writing ( https://interestingengineering.com/science/hand-writing-notes-better-brain-connections ).
