Champions of Discovery – December 2024 Challenge
December 2024 Challenge
Science is in our backyard, playground, and community.
What do we learn when we do science outside?
Assign one or more of the December Challenge prompts (in whichever format you prefer) to your students
(slides, google docs, printed sheets, notebooks).
You can use the tools below that contain the suggested prompts for this challenge
Submit 3-5 Representative Samples
(your slide deck, google docs, or photos of student work) from your class to the December Challenge Form
All submissions due by February 14, 2025
We May Publicly Share Images of Student Work, so please only share photos or student work that CRS may share out.
Sample Prompts:
Grades TK-2
- We learned about ___________ when we were outside. I learned that ___________.
- This is what I look like when I do science outside. (Draw or describe with words)
Grades 3-5
- When we studied ___________ outside, I was surprised to find out ___________.
- We learned about ___________.
- We decided to help make our community/school better by ___________ because ___________.
Ready made tools with the prompts to share with your students.
Click on buttons below to create a copy of a google slide deck or printable document.
Optional Resources
CRS page Science Outdoors
CRS page Climate and Environmental Literacy Resources