Spark Guides
Spark your student’s curiosity about the natural world using these five guides. Learn more about our nature-based inquiry unit Students as Scientists.
Spark Design Thinking with a Feeder Design Challenge Guide
This guide introduces a student engineering design challenge that connects them with nature.
Spark Observations with Streaming Wildlife Cams Guide
This guide helps your students to experience the beauty and complexity of the outdoors from the comfort of your classroom through live-streaming wildlife cams.
Spark Curiosity Through Outdoor Learning
This guide encourages students to observe and wonder about the world around them while visiting a sit spot throughout the semester or year.
Spark STEM Mindset with Participatory Science
This guide engages your students in a real-world science project and has them submit their data to one of the world’s largest biodiversity databases.
Spark Local Connections with Bird Identification
This guide fosters connections to your local habitats by using the Merlin app to identify the birds you see and hear in your community.