EXPLORE: WEEKLY WONDER
PAYING ATTENTION WITH PURPOSE
Explore Nature From Wherever You Are!
Join Tremont naturalists for a different kind of outdoor experience from wherever you are! Practice paying attention with purpose to the world around you, make discoveries, and share wonder and joy with others. To participate, all you need is a pencil, paper, and a willingness to be curious.
WHAT IS IT?
Weekly Wonder is a virtual program designed to be accessible for learners of all ages—whether from the park or the parking lot. No expensive gear, no need to travel to distant wild places, and no specialized skills or experience necessary! We just need you and your willingness to be curious, to pay attention to the world around you, and to share wonder and joy with others.
There are two seasons of Weekly Wonder for you to enjoy! Let’s get started!
PAYING ATTENTION WITH PURPOSE
Explore Nature From Wherever You Are!
Join Tremont naturalists for a different kind of outdoor experience from wherever you are! Practice paying attention with purpose to the world around you, make discoveries, and share wonder and joy with others. To participate, all you need is a pencil, paper, and a willingness to be curious.
WHAT IS IT?
Weekly Wonder is a virtual program designed to be accessible for learners of all ages—whether from the park or the parking lot. No expensive gear, no need to travel to distant wild places, and no specialized skills or experience necessary! We just need you and your willingness to be curious, to pay attention to the world around you, and to share wonder and joy with others.
There are two seasons of Weekly Wonder for you to enjoy! Let’s get started!
CURIOSITY QUEST
Welcome to Season One!
Join us for a quest—to go outside, explore, and find something we’ve never seen before.
CURIOSITY QUEST
Welcome to Season One!
Join us for a quest—to go outside, explore, and find something we’ve never seen before.
Make a Field Guide
What will you find when you explore the outdoors this week?
Level Up Challenge
This episode is all about getting outside and having fun finding signs of fall. How many points will you get in the Level Up Challenge?
Sound Mapping
Emily takes us through a brain-based explanation of stress and then introduces an outdoor activity that will allow us to pay attention to the sounds of the world around us and help us feel better in stressful situations!
Pocket Worlds
You don’t have to go to a remote jungle or the bottom of the ocean to find something new—there are hidden pockets of discovery just outside our doorsteps! Join Logan, Tyler, and Emily as they explore the hidden spaces around their own homes, and then explore your own!
Stability and Change
Logan, Tyler, and Emily use a leaf search game to explore ideas of stability and change. Get outside and fetch some leaves!
Animal Tracking
This episode is all about looking for traces and signs of animal activity. Join us as we invite you outside for an expedition to find and interpret nature mysteries left behind by our animal neighbors.
Animal Tracking Group Chat
We’re going tracking again! Join us as we invite you outside to find a tracking mystery left by an animal and to investigate and discuss your findings with others.
Zoom In Challenge
The final episode of season one of Weekly Wonder will get you looking at tiny, subtle details and will change your perspective as you look at the world around you. Join us for the Zoom In Challenge!
Question Quest
Welcome to Season Two!
In the premiere episode for season two, we are going on a Question Quest! Tyler had so much fun during his time exploring outside and asking a ton of questions. What questions can you ask?
Attention Map
Grab your journals, head outside, and get ready to create a unique kind of map in this epidsode of Weekly Wonder.
Animal Observation
Join Joey for another round of the Level Up Challenge! This week we will be observing animals as we gain points and level up!
Signs of Spring
Spring is springing! Get outside to enjoy the beautiful weather and explore the changes that spring brings.
Patterns
In this episode, we’re looking for patterns in nature! What patterns can you spot?
Making Models
Season Two Finale!
Join us as we explore around looking for a mysterious phenomenon and then make a model to explain! We hope you get outside a make a model!
SMOKIES LIVE
Check out the collaborative virtual magazine for Smokies lovers brought to you by Smokies Life and Great Smoky Mountains Association.
