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Discover the excitement of participating in the Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC). If you’re interested in getting your kids participating in bird watching and citizen science, the GBBC is a great place to start.

The Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s K-12 Education team strives to be inclusive in our actions and words. It has become apparent that to best meet that goal, change is required. We, along with some other organizations we respect, are transitioning away from the term citizen science to participatory science because we recognize that all participants provide crucial crowd-sourced scientific data. 

Explore picture books that will help your students understand the science process, explore diverse scientists, and think like a scientist!

Participatory-science projects like eBird can help make concrete connections between classroom learning and life skills, preparing your students with the tools they need to thrive in the world. This guide gives educator-tested tips, tools, and activities for scaffolding students in…

Discover teacher-tested, hands on materials that will inspire your K-5 students to connect to nature and learn science content through feeder birds.

These five guides offer quick and easy activities to spark your student’s curiosity about the natural world. Depending on your student’s interests, you can choose one or complete all five. Each guide has an activity than can be used alone or used as an entry point into inquiry-based science.

The flexibility and creativity of building a bird or nature club can be both exciting and daunting. Join us to discover the essential tips for starting a bird or nature club and explore some examples of engaging projects such as…

Give students of all ages a fun challenge: to draw an imaginary or real habitat for which a classmate designs a well-adapted bird. Keep reading to learn how and to see the habitats our students designed.

All living things, including…

Learn how to easily meet ELA Common Core Standards through scientific inquiry and literacy with this free webinar. K-12 Education has created free early education activity guides that bridge the gap between ELA Standards and science literacy.