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Journaling #1

lukeskokna — 2023-09-14 18:05:24 UTC

I want to start my journaling category talking about my sit spot as well as why I got into journaling. About a couple months ago I was having some mixed emotions and wanted more clarity in my life. I started to journal everyday, sometimes paragraphs and sometimes just a couple sentences. Journaling is for you so there should be no pressure write or draw however you please. I chose the garden corner area over at university park as my sit spot. This has always been a place where I could go and find peace. I could journal, read, listen to the birds chirp, and even just sit in the sun and be present in nature!

Monthly Reflection #1

lukeskokna — 2023-09-14 18:20:19 UTC

This past month i've been working on trying to slow down and not always be in a rush. I think nature can be a big help when it comes to that. Life goes by so fast we need to be able to be present and soak it all in. When i'm outside with nature i feel like i don't need to go anywhere, i'm exactly where i'm supposed to be. After reading some of coyote's guide to nature they discuss how humans are habit forming creatures. So why not create healthy habits that give us real, natural dopamine!

Coyote's

lukeskokna — 2023-09-14 19:24:29 UTC

In the first chapter of Coyote's Guide To Connecting With Nature the authors discuss some of the amazing traits they carry. Coyotes are known for their cunning adaptability, craftiness, and their ability to survive anywhere. These animals need to be very aware of their surroundings as they have the potential to be predator or prey at any moment! This is a quick 2 minute video that shows a coyote(kind of looks like a fox to me) hunting prairie dogs, which are a form of squirrels. These animals can be sneaky and sly, while they use their speed to catch prey off guard.

#1

lukeskokna — 2023-09-14 19:46:49 UTC

I found this meme funny because i've heard this exact saying so many times growing up. I never really knew the truth behind it so today we present the facts! This goes for most coyotes but not for all. They are naturally timid animals that will usually flee at the sight of a human. If they approach or linger around it's time to begin "hazing". This is a term applied to chase coyotes away. You are supposed to be as big and loud as possible. Do not turn your back towards the coyote or run away as this may make them chase you!!

How Does a walk in nature impact the brain?

lukeskokna — 2023-09-14 20:00:32 UTC

I chose to do my research article on what a walk with nature can do for the brain. I chose the word with here on purpose because we are part of nature when we're there, present in the moment. I'll let you read the article for yourself but it mentions how walking in nature has shown to enhance working memory, restores focused attention, and relieves fear/stress. Chapter 2 of Coyotes guide talks about the brain patterning cycle. I had never heard of it before this and i found it very unique. It pretty much states that "everything we take in with our senses, combined with what we focus our mental attention on, results in brain patterns"(pg.24).

The Atomic Clock

lukeskokna — 2023-09-14 22:53:28 UTC

The link above has 7 different podcasts but I chose The Atlas Obscura Podcast. The author is Dylan Thuras and each episode is about 15 minutes. This episode talks about NIST which stands for the National Institute of Standards & Technology. The time realization and distribution lab is discussed in depth. Talking about ways to tell time involving reading nature being one small example. They also created an atomic clock using ticks of atoms. There isn't just one clock but a network of 21 different ones, presented as a science experiment.

#2

lukeskokna — 2023-10-10 23:33:23 UTC

We're about two months into the semester and I still love my sit spot. I'm happy I chose to pick a location that not only meant a lot to me but is right on campus. I have learned a lot more about the specific types of garden flowers. Mostly seeing yellow/purple daisies and learning about their origin, as well as how long they typically last. Journaling has still been a great way for me to clear my head and think a little deeper.

#2

lukeskokna — 2023-10-10 23:37:52 UTC

This past month i've really been soaking in this fall weather. The leaves are changing colors, the temperature starts to drop, and even are mood starts to sway. I know how quick winter comes up here so I make sure i really stay in the present and enjoy the weather while we have it. It's tough when a week starts out as 75 and sunny and ends with 45 and rainy. This temp change definitely dampens my mood a bit and makes me reluctant to go outside.

#2

lukeskokna — 2023-10-12 00:19:48 UTC

This video shows one of my favorite animals being relentless. A honey badger is a mammal mainly distributed in Africa, southwest Asia and the Indian Subcontinent. They habitat consists of forests, grasslands, savannah, woodland, and mountainous regions. These feisty animals have no fear as seen in this video. This is the animal I would like to compare myself too while on the football field.

#2

lukeskokna — 2023-10-12 00:26:44 UTC

Thought I would keep the meme consistent with the video I shared to the left. I don't know how true this specific meme is but it wouldn't surprise me. Honey badgers are know as of of the MOST fearless animals on the planet. They aren't the biggest weighing about 20-30 pounds for the males. They got their name from their fondness of feeding on honey and honeybee larvae.

#2

lukeskokna — 2023-10-12 00:47:13 UTC

Since we've been talking about outdoor learning the last couple weeks I thought it would be fit to share some research on the same topic. Studies have shown that students who learn outdoors develop a sense of self, independence, confidence, creativity, decision-making, problem solving-skills, and motor skills. Have you ever learned outdoors? I've had class outdoors in middle school and it was an awesome change of environment.

#2

lukeskokna — 2023-10-12 00:56:33 UTC

This website has 53 different episodes. Victoria Hackett talks to parents and teachers interested in cultivating learning gardens and nature based curricula. I listened to the third episode discussing one of her monthly classroom sessions. Episodes vary but most stress the importance of child development and ho two facilitate free choice learning. The podcasts has a pleasant background rhythm as well as an intriguing story from the special guest.

#3

lukeskokna — 2023-11-09 19:27:19 UTC

I've seen a lot less activity at my sit spot. With fall ending and winter approaching they start to fade away, kind of like the leaves. The leaves are at the point where they’re turning red, indicating the end of their cycle. I decided to look up why leaves change colors from a scientific view. As the night length increases in the fall, chlorophyll slows down and then stops, leading to all chlorophyll being destroyed. The carotenoids and anthocyanin that are present in the leaf are then unmasked and show their colors. I want to share a quote I’ve always enjoyed about leaves. By Amit Ray, “In every change, in every falling leaf, there is some pain, some beauty. And that’s the way new leaves grow”.

#3

lukeskokna — 2023-11-09 20:03:19 UTC

Winding down to the last month not only of the semester but of college. Need to soak it all in. Grand Forks is weird when it comes to winter, it goes from snowing on halloween to being 55 degrees and sunny in mid november. In the Coyote’s guide to nature they say, “learning depends on what is meaningful to each individual, not necessarily what has meaning for a mentor or a parent” (pg.126). This line really stuck out to me as I read it. Too many times we forget that everybody is different, something that we may love may not even ring a bell for another individual. That’s what’s so amazing about being out in nature, everyone can find something unique for themselves

#3

lukeskokna — 2023-11-09 23:06:13 UTC

This amazing video shows an ibex make his way up a near 90 degree wall all in the pursuit of salt. Salt is very scare in the region and is needed for the ibex to survive. You see the babies follow their parents on the dangerous climb. Very cool to see the ibex eventually make it to the prize! This video shows how animals use their unique bodies to survive, doing whatever it takes.

#3

lukeskokna — 2023-11-09 23:12:06 UTC

Thought I would stick with the ibex while i was on them. This meme makes me laugh and if you read the article to the left you should understand it. Ibex climb very vertical walls in order to obtain salt which they need to survive. So yes I agree find someone whose willing to take some risk and make some sacrifices to be with you!

#3

lukeskokna — 2023-11-10 00:24:34 UTC

I watched the video you posted on blackboard on the preschool where nature is the classroom. I was glued to this video! So many thoughts going through my head, especially, me wishing I went to school there! I decided to share an article that goes into depth about why outdoor education is a good idea for young children. They're allowed to just explore nature and learn about gravity, texture, shape, and colors. All things you would see in a preschool curriculum, just outdoors!

#3

lukeskokna — 2023-11-10 00:48:10 UTC

The podcast I decided to share is called BirdNote. It is a nature podcast dedicated to birds and run by its own independent media organization. They're 3 podcast are Bring Birds Back, Biodiversity, and Threatened. I listened to the Threatened podcast, in this specific one we talk about a spot in puerto rico. The salt flats is a place were humans have extracted salt for the last 500 years. This causing certain species of birds to become endangered!

#4

lukeskokna — 2023-11-30 19:22:30 UTC

I stopped by the sit spot Tuesday afternoon it was sunny and 40 which is honestly pretty solid weather considering its almost December. Takes living in grand forks for 4 years to realize that doesn’t happen too often. I’m not at all an artist but I’ve wanted to start drawing for some time now. I decided drawing my sit spot would be a good start. I drew in pencil the s shaped path that leads to the bridge. I know there’s not much color currently, but I remember what it looked like when it did. I used color pencils to add some flavor to the trees and flowers. It was by no means a master piece but I enjoyed doing it beside it being windy that day.

I thought the video on garden-based learning was unique. I think it’s a great way to get kids engaged in learning. As well as incorporate math and science into the lesson. You can compare it to game-based learning in the traditional classroom. Where students play games like kahoot to help spark their learning. As a future educator you need to find unordinary ways to make learning interesting and engaging. We’ve all been in a classroom where a teacher lectures the whole time and it’s hard to stay focused the whole time. By doing garden-based learning it makes interacting with the lesson not only fun but mandatory.

#4

lukeskokna — 2023-11-30 19:33:29 UTC

Here we are for the final archive reflection. I'm grateful not only to meet you but to be in this class. I've always appreciated nature from the flowers to the sun. This class has made me dig deep, go into depth, and really understand why I love nature. I think it's natural as humans to connect with the earth. To bad nowadays people are so stuck on their phone inside, they don't even know what they're missing out on. In chapter 9 of Coyote's Guide they talk about the natural cycle of earth. It talks about where the sun is coming from and the general energy that is brought with these. Definitely my favorite section of the book.

#4

lukeskokna — 2023-11-30 20:19:40 UTC

For this week video I decided to share an analysis between a Gorilla vs Grizzly Bear. Before watching the video I had my money on the gorilla. The video compares bite force, stamina, teeth/claws, speed, character, and special advantages. You need to look at whose environment they're at as well but i'm still sticking with a gorilla.

#4

lukeskokna — 2023-12-01 20:49:26 UTC

I chose this meme of the black bear, brown bear, and polar bear. It is a meme but there's also some truth to it. Depending on the bear you need to know when to get big or get small. For a brown bear you're supposed to get small. For a black bear you're supposed to get big and loud. Lastly if there's a polar bear you're supposed to quite leave where you came from or completely away from the bear.

#4

lukeskokna — 2023-12-01 20:59:32 UTC

I chose to do my research on garden based learning. I first heard of this when you posted videos about it on blackboard. I think it's a great way to keep kids engaged in the lesson while also being connected to earth. Its a unique way for students to learn garden types/designs and different habitats for animals.

#4

lukeskokna — 2023-12-01 23:54:14 UTC

I chose to listened to the nature podcast from BBC Earth. The topic this week is how science can help cannabis growers and the legislations around it. The researchers head over to a cannabis industry in Canada, the 2nd country to legalize it.