nature study
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- noun
- /ˈneɪtʃər ˈstʌdi/
:
estudio de la naturaleza
- With the advent of digital nature study groups under the Nature Division, a new opportunity arises for those members converting to digital (see following article).
Examples
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Much in the tradition of nature study and environmental education confirms the ties of the individual and the community to place.
Academic text (1994) -
Specifically, the materials under review often use the outdoors as the source for activities and lessons that teach not only traditional nature studies, but also basic mathematics, social science, science, and other subjects including human interactions with the environment.
Academic text (2000) -
My class is going on a nature study ramble.
Fiction book (1994) -
Many environmental educators have continued to pursue traditional priorities and interests in nature study, outdoor education.
Academic text (1996) -
f. camp experience (physical hardening, nature study).
Academic text (1995) -
The interpretive and environmental education literature is replete with calls for moving beyond traditional nature study to focusing on environmental attitudes and issues.
Academic text (1994) -
It's been superseded: a Nature study suggests that the warming oceans are carrying about 40% less phytoplankton than in 1950.
Blog text (6) -
The method through which craftsmanship had to be attained was the "abstraction sequence": a series of drawings starting from a nature study and aiming at an abstract pattern based on the study and its variations.
Academic text (1995) -
My class is going on a nature study ramble to observe different plants and animals.
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The 200-acre Cheltenham Wetlands Park offers a wetland nature study trail with overlooks for viewing various species of wildlife.
Synonyms
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The study of plants and animals by watching them
How Scientific
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- Specialized
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'the observation and study of animals and plants' is directly and compositionally derived from 'nature' (the natural world) + 'study' (the activity of learning). This noun–noun combination is a transparent, cross-linguistically common pattern and should be immediately comprehensible to a B1 learner who knows both constituent words.
Etymology
Nature study began as a simple school idea: teachers took children outside to look closely at nature and make a basic study of plants and animals. So, nature study came to mean 'learning about animals and plants where they live'.