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  • BirdSleuth Investigator 2017
    Student Publication

    It all begins with a question, but where does it end? For scientists around the world, the culmination of inquiry, observation, research, and analysis is submission. Help your students become published scientists through our yearly publication magazine. Students from across…

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    Mission

    We create innovative resources and deliver transformative trainings that empower educators to build young people’s science skills through nature, participatory science, and inquiry.

    We think that participatory science is an ideal way to engage kids in the kinds of authentic experiences required…

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  • October

    What’s in your neighborhood? Take a walk and observe your local birds with October’s Feathered Friends Lesson.

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    September

    What makes a bird a bird? Find out in September’s Feathered Friends lesson.

  • Educator's retreat
    Credit Options

    You put a lot of time and effort into your professional growth. We are proud to offer Continuing Education Units (CEU) and completion letters to help you document the training you have completed. Below are the different training opportunities we…

  • Guidebook
    Explorer’s Guidebook

    K-12 Education wants to help you get kids outside and enjoying their local parks and natural areas. Take kids on a habitat scavenger hunt, create a sound map, and test bird ID skills with this adaptable activity book.

  • Featured Kit

    Our all inclusive Owl Pellet Kit is one of a kind. Full of lessons, student activity pages, colored charts and graphs, our kit comes with everything you need to teach your students about the ecological roles organisms play in their environment.

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    Habitat Connections

    Resources and links for the Habitat Connections curriculum.

    1. Habitat Investigation: Students learn about the habitat needs of birds, then go outside to map the habitat in their schoolyard. These maps can be used to create an online map through ArcGIS. Here…