Nature Study is truly effective to develop sense of belongingness towards mother nature. This ppt is for the secondary level students of Assam, India. thanks

1. Nature Study
Jayanta Kumar Pathak
Eco Educator | Conservationist | Freelancer | Science Communicator
Manager, EECB Division, Aaranyak | Email: jayantakp13@gmail.com

2. The phenomena of the
physical world
collectively, including
plants, animals,
microorganisms, the
landscape, and other
features and products
of the earth, that are
not made by the
people.
Nature

4. Nature Study
 What
 Why
 Where
 When
 How

5. Why
 Better understanding of science
 It makes science joyful
 To increase observation skills
 Increases critical thinking
 Increases creative thinking
 It increases your capacity to understand
the unknown
 To develop sense of belongingness
towards Nature and Earth as a whole
 Happiness, …
Nature Study

6. Where
Nature Study

7. When
Nature Study

8. How
 Start from now
 Make a proper plan
 Study your issue carefully
 Discuss with experts
 Most important: Prioritize your study
• Based on need,
• Considering time and recourses
availability
Nature Study

9. Nature Study
Short term Long term
 A continuous study of a
natural phenomena
 Studying a river
 Migration of birds
 Seasonal watch of plants
 Water scenario of an area
 Insect diversity of your
paddy field
 Study of inland fishes. etc.
 A trip or a trail or an
expedition, an
experiments…
 A river walk
 Watching birds
 Studying plants
 Water quality of a sample
 Butterfly diversity of your
garden. etc.

14. Pictures: Dr Jayanta Kumar Sarma

18. Thank you