The following free resources are available for teachers who want to get their students interested in nature and community science.
Biodiversity:
- https://www.worldwildlife.org/teaching-resources/toolkits/biodiversity-toolkit
- https://brainly.com/insights/all-about-biodiversity
- https://thinktv.pbslearningmedia.org/subjects/science/life-science/
- https://smile.oregonstate.edu/sites/smile.oregonstate.edu/files/lesson_1_biodiversity.pdf
Endangered species:
Taxonomy:
- https://sockmonkeyscience.com/2019/02/23/classifying-organisms-teaching-taxonomic-classification/
- https://www.elementaryschoolscience.com/animal-lesson-plan-classification
iNaturalist and Seek:
- http://static.inaturalist.org/wiki_page_attachments/SeekUserGuide2020.pdf
- https://www.inaturalist.org/pages/teacher's+guide
- https://forum.inaturalist.org/c/educators/30
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WiuoFW0GxUE
Bioblitz:
- https://www.nationalgeographic.org/activity/designing-bioblitz-learning-experience/
- https://www.nationalgeographic.org/projects/bioblitz/
Pollinators:
- https://xerces.org/pollinator-conservation/educational-resources
- https://learninglab.si.edu/collections/plants-and-animals-partners-in-pollination/er3GDtc6Mx03gqrB
Great Basin:
Community Science:
- https://www.calacademy.org/educators/lesson-plans/choose-your-own-citizen-science-project
- https://www.nature.org/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/documents/nature-lab-lesson-plans/CitizenScience-TeachersGuide-NL.pdf
- https://www.nps.gov/teachers/classrooms/introduction-to-citizen-science.htm
- https://www.zooniverse.org/
- https://scistarter.org/finder
- https://xerces.org/community-science
Nevada Department of Wildlife:
- https://www.ndow.org/learn-discover/outdoor-education/
- https://www.ndow.org/learn-discover/wildlife-discovery/
The State of Nevada does not endorse any of these external websites or guarantee their content, links are provided for information only.
