Discovering Geometry in Nature: An Activity Booklet

This activity booklet is a fantastic resource for exploring the amazing shapes, patterns, and geometry found in nature. It was specifically designed to help girls earn the Brownie Shapes in Nature badge, but it's also perfect for Frontier Girl leaders working on similar achievements. Teachers and homeschooling families will find it a wonderful tool for engaging students with hands-on, outdoor learning.

The booklet will guide you through fun activities like scavenger hunts, making crafts from natural materials, playing games, and even creating your own scientific graphs. It's an exciting journey to uncover the hidden geometry all around you!

What's Inside?

Explore Natural Objects

Go on a nature scavenger hunt to discover how basic shapes—circles, squares, and triangles—appear in the natural world. You'll solidify your knowledge by playing a shape memory game and creating a unique craft using leaves and stamps.

Visualize Your Findings

Put on your scientist hat! Learn how to sort nature objects, tally shapes you find using a map, and play a fun game where you locate objects in nature based on their visual descriptions.

A World of Symmetry

Dive into the concept of symmetry. You'll match symmetrical objects, learn about symmetrical animals, and challenge yourself by building symmetrical puzzles.

Finding Spirals and Patterns

Uncover the incredible patterns that exist everywhere in nature. Activities include a pattern sort, a fast-paced race to recognize patterns, and an opportunity to make your own tessellation art.

Become a Bird Expert

This section encourages you to become a skilled bird watcher. You'll learn to observe different birds using homemade binoculars, play a game to learn more about bird parents, and practice spotting birds in their natural habitats.