# Schoolyard animal observation journal

> An enrichment activity for observing birds and insects from a distance, recording observations and comparing data. Includes a printable sheet.

Source: https://panduanhewan.org/en/learn/schoolyard-animal-observation-journal/ · Updated 2 October 2026 · English · Bahasa Indonesia: https://panduanhewan.org/id/belajar/jurnal-pengamatan-hewan-sekolah/
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An original PanduanHewan enrichment activity for observation, recording and reasoning. Teachers adapt it to pupil age, available time and school conditions; it is not an official ministry module.

[Download the journal and teacher guide ↓](https://panduanhewan.org/downloads/schoolyard-journal-en.html)[More teaching materials →](https://panduanhewan.org/en/learn/animal-teaching-resources/)

## Activity plan: 35 minutes

Allow 5 minutes for briefing, 10 for observation, 10 for organising notes and 10 for discussion. No account or pupil-data submission is needed.

- The teacher selects a safe schoolyard location, time and boundary. Observe with supervision; use photographs or videos if an outdoor activity is unsuitable.

- Observe from a distance. Do not catch, touch, chase, feed or approach animal nests. Stop and tell the teacher if a situation is unsafe.

- Record the date, duration, weather, animal features and number seen. Write “unidentified” when uncertain; do not guess a species.

- Compare observations with the same duration and location. The number seen is not the entire population; the same animal can be counted again.

- Discuss one difference, one possible explanation and one unknown. Do not publicly share pupil names or animal nest locations.

## What is assessed?

- Notes include time, duration, general location and features actually observed.

- Pupils distinguish evidence, possible explanations and unknowns.

- Conclusions match the notes and do not present observation counts as the entire population.

Further teacher reading about Indonesian wildlife and conservation: [BRIN — Mengenal Lebih Dekat Satwa Langka Indonesia dan Memahami Pelestariannya (2023) ↗](https://penerbit.brin.go.id/press/catalog/book/602)

Compiled from the cited sources; checked: 2 October 2026.