• Looking for an exciting, hands-on way to bring real science to your classroom or homeschool kids?
• Interested in birds, biodiversity, and the outdoors?

Together, BirdSleuth and eBird may provide the groundwork you need to have an authentic and fun science learning experience! This free, downloadable resource only scratches the surface of what BirdSleuth and eBird have to offer your kids.

While citizen science itself is often a fun and rewarding experience, BirdSleuth has teamed up with eBird to create an easy way for educators to begin using eBird with student groups. The importance of their data creates a real-world connection for students of all ages; you'll find that even those children who don't traditionally excel in science will become motivated and engaged by the prospect of helping professional scientists study birds! In addition, amid growing concerns about the health of children and the stewardship of our environment, BirdSleuth and citizen science actively get children outside, observing and learning to appreciate nature.

Although eBird is easy to use, many educators, especially those new to birds and birding, prefer extra support and guidance. This free resource will help you begin to teach proper data collection protocols to your children, so they can begin contributing to eBird. Some of this provided content was borrowed from the BirdSleuth: Most Wanted Birds curriculum module.

Most Wanted Birds is a complete curriculum kit available for purchase from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. For those educators looking to go beyond simple data collection, Most Wanted Birds contains detailed lesson plans, student journal pages, and a resource guide to help teach bird identification, animal classifications, biodiversity, and the importance of conservation. It includes several educational tools, such as a set of BirdSleuth's full-color Focus Game Cards, copies of BirdSleuth's student research journal Classroom BirdScope, and more! Interested in learning more about how BirdSleuth: Most Wanted Birds can bring science alive for your students? Click here to learn more!