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  • eBird Explorers: Biodiversity Detectives

    Explore Diversity and Become a Participatory Scientist By middle school, students crave the opportunity for science that is real and relevant. eBird Explorers: Biodiversity Detectives uses birds and citizen science to help you bring science to life and build connections to…

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    eBird Explorers Units

    Teach science content while participating in the eBird participatory science project with the eBird Explorers units! These complete resources provide educators with fun, hands-on lessons that connect kids to nature through the world of birds. Each grade-band offers youth the…

  • eBird Essentials for Educators Guide

    Engage your students in one of the largest participatory-science projects in the world with eBird! 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…

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    eBird Essentials Course

    Citizen science projects like eBird can help educators make concrete connections between classroom learning and life skills, preparing your students with the tools they need to thrive in the world. Being an eBird citizen scientist involves bird identification and confident…

  • Eavesdropping on Elephants
    Eavesdropping on Elephants

    Featuring 10 activities that target national science, English, mathematics, and art education standards for grades 3-6, the teacher guide is a fun and interactive way to help students better understand Eavesdropping on Elephants: How Listening Helps Conservation by Patricia Newman.

  • Do Birds Sleep?

    Have you ever wondered what happens to birds at night? Where do they go? What do they do? Do birds really sleep? The answer is yes…but it’s a little more complicated than that. Birds have several techniques for when they…

  • Diving Into the Science Process

    Learn about the seven components of the science process and how to integrate them into your classroom.

  • Discover Schoolyard Birds Resources

    Resources and links for the Discover Schoolyard Birds curriculum. The eBird Essentials course introduces you to the eBird project and provides tips and tools for using it. We recommend you enroll and complete this free, online course before starting this…

  • Detectives de Aves Internacional

    El programa Detectives de Aves Internacional vincula a niños y jóvenes al aprendizaje acerca de aves, hábitat, ciencia participativa y conservación por medio de actividades lúdicas y recreativas.