Grade: K-3 Resources: 1. One copy of the handout per student. Please review the handout before photocopying. There are two pages (page 2 and 6) that have a version for younger students (PK-1) and older students (1-3). 2. One iPad/iPhone/Andriod device per student. 3. Wireless internet access AND ability for the students to access the websites in the activity. 4. Free Layar app installed on the device (see instructions below). 5. Optional: One set of headphones for each student. Next Generation Science Standards: “Eco Explorers in Action” was created with the Next Generation Science Standards in mind. Use the Layar app on this page to connect you to a website with the corresponding Next Generation Science Standards. Iowa Science Standards: “Eco Explorers in Action” has been created to align with the Iowa Common Core for Kindergarten through third grade. Use the Layar app on this page connect you to a website with the corresponding Next Generation Science Standards. What is Layar? Layar is an augmented reality app that allows you to combine a printed document with links to technology resources, such as websites, tools, apps, images, and more. Instructions: In order to use the Layar capabilities, the Layar app must be downloaded to your camera enabled Apple or Android device. After downloading Layar, open the app and hold your Apple or Android device over a page. While viewing a page through the Layar app, click on the screen and Layar will start to ‘read’ the page. Clickable “buttons” will appear on the device screen. You will use these buttons to navigate through the mystery with your students.

Each page of the document will need to be viewed through the Layar app. Assist the students in holding the device over the page, viewing the page in Layar, and clicking on the “buttons” that appear. Students will be asked to write/draw the answers to the questions on their pages. Surveys and quizzes can also be found on many pages. Although you will not have access to the online quiz results, you can view the corrected answers by asking the students to show you results before moving on. Survey: This interactive print document was created as a collaboration between the Iowa State University School of Education, Iowa State University Extension and Outreach 4-H Clover Kids, and Reiman Gardens. We want to know your opinion on the lesson and what your students learned. Please complete the survey for our research.

All of the neighborhood kids LOVE to play in Eli Furman’s backyard. He has the coolest games, the greatest play set, and the biggest yard. His mom has a big garden with giant sunflowers, but she does get mad when we snack on all of the seeds. His grandfather built us a tunnel where they grow peas in the spring and small pumpkins in the fall, and there is a big shady black locust tree where we have juice pops when it gets hot. But Eli said that there is NO playing at his house today. The whole family is trying to figure out what happened to the parsley plants. Some of the leaves are damaged and broken. They need parsley to make his favorite dish, tabouleh, mixed with tomatoes, lemon juice, and small grain called bulgur. It’s delicious. Only a little parsley is damaged now, but what if it gets worse? What will he do? Don’t worry Eli, Eco Explorers to the rescue! Here’s what I need: one, a picture of the damaged parsley and two, as many clues as you can find. I’ll use all my resources to help you figure out the mystery and get us playing in your backyard! Let’s get started!

This  a ctivity  is  interactive!  Scan  the  QR  code  to  download  the  Layar  App  on  your   phone  or  iPad.    Created  by  Larysa  Nadolny,  Brenda  Welch,  Nathan  Brockman,  Aaron   Steil,  and  Andrea  Halabi,  June  2014  

 

Task  1  

Use your device to find more clues.  

Write your clues here

                             

       

Task  2  

 

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Task  1  

Use your device to find more clues.

Draw your clues here

Task  2  

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Task  1  

Use your device to find more clues.

Task  2  

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Task  1  

Use your device to find more clues.

egg  

bu-erfly  

caterpillar  

pupa  

Task  2  

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Draw  an  insect  on  a  leaf  

 

Draw  a  garden  with  vegetables  

Task  1  

Use your device to pick the right butterfly.

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A different friend tells you that the flowers petals on his plant are gone. What should he do next?                              

What can you do at home to see more butterflies?

                         

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A different friend tells you that the flowers petals on his plant are gone. Draw what he should do next.

Draw a picture of what you can do to see more butterflies at home.

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Parents:    Your  child  participated  in  a  technology-­‐based  activity  using  an  iPad     or  m obile  device  and  this  handout.    The  “Eco  Explorers  in  Action”  activity     allowed  students  to  use  technology  as  a  link  between  the  printed  page,     websites,  videos,  and  quizzes  in  a  quest  to  solve  a  mystery.    Students  used     the  Layar  app,  found  at  www.layar.com  in  their  investigation.         Download  the  Layar  app  to  your  own  camera  enabled  mobile  device  to  assist     you  in  exploring  these  other  activities  at  home!  

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