1 - Getting Started ~3 mins
Look at what I am holding. What can you see with just your eyes?
Now watch when we look again with a magnifier. What new thing do you notice?
2 - Looking Closely ~3 mins
Watch how I look closely.
I hold the magnifier near the find. Or I use a looking window and look only at what is inside.
Your turn outside next. Keep your eyes on the tools.
3 - Our Nature Walk ~13 mins
We are going outside to look closely. Use your magnifier or your looking window.
Find one thing like the ones I show: a leaf, bark, a petal, or a tiny creature. Look carefully. What colour do you see? What shape?
4 - Draw What You Saw ~6 mins
On your drawing page, draw the one thing you looked at up close outdoors.
Show one thing you noticed: a colour, a shape, lines or bumps. Your picture of the find plus that one bit is enough.
5 - What Did Close Looking Show Us? ~3 mins
Hold up your drawing.
Here is the big question: what did the magnifier show you that you could not see without it?
Something tiny. Something you did not know was there.
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