Module 2 · Spring growing, garden systems, and food skills
Complete an Urban Biodiversity Survey
Adult extension of: Flower Walk and Finding Bugs
The sensory flower walk becomes a respectful field survey. Adults record plants, insects, evidence of feeding, and habitat conditions, then create a mature botanical collage or photo page.
01 · Learning
Objectives
- Observe and document at least five living or fallen garden features.
- Distinguish observation from collection or disturbance.
- Summarize one relationship between a plant, insect, and habitat.
02 · Preparation
Materials
Clipboard; field sheet; magnifier; phone or camera; collection envelope for fallen non-living material only; tweezers; pencils; adhesive page; plant and insect reference cards.
03 · Practice
Adult project
- 1
Review look, photograph, leave living things, and ask before collecting rules.
- 2
Walk one defined route slowly and record time and weather.
- 3
Photograph or sketch five plants, insects, webs, holes, or tracks.
- 4
Note color, texture, location, behavior, and plant association.
- 5
Choose one observation and research its likely ecological role later.
- 6
Create a labeled field-journal page or botanical collage.
Practical and therapeutic connection
Why this work matters
The survey supports mindful movement, attention, descriptive communication, environmental ethics, and documentation skills.