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Most of our gardening happens from spring until fall, but what about during those cold winter months? If your plants don’t survive during the frost and snowy season, what do your local birds do? In winter, your residential birds seek…

The BeastBox game explores how animals use sound to communicate within their ecosystems in a fun and interactive way. This Calls of the Wild activity guide will help educators engage middle school students with the game while addressing key concepts.

Birds need steady food sources throughout the year to survive cold nights, harsh weather, raising young, and the hard work of migration. Any kind of bird feeder can be useful, and while there are many options available for feeders both…

Our backyard birds are an excellent teaching tool, but what about their long-gone relatives? Extinction challenges students to think about evolution, conservation, science, and history. The birds of the past provide perspective on the world today and the effect humans…

Inspire investigations through outdoor observations and citizen science! Investigating Evidence, one of K-12 Education’s most successful free resources, has just been revitalized and is now in line with both Common Core and Next Generation Science Standards.

If you use the Investigating Evidence curriculum, these resources will help you make the most of it! 

Engage students in science practices while building English and math skills.

For additional information on how Investigating Evidence specifically meets NGSS and Common Core math and…

By Barbara Jacobs-Smith, K-12 Education Team Resident Teacher Advisor
This blog is the first in our series on Outdoor Education.

As teachers and leaders of young people, I think we have an obligation to take children outside to learn whenever it’s practical…

The K-12 Education program is supported by generous sponsors who provide us with opportunities to deliver quality workshops, grants, and resources. We appreciate working with the amazing people at these organizations:

Teacher slides accompany the lessons. Please view the notes under the PDF section.

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