Food=Science + Kids Love Food= Kids Love Science!
Sharing a quick update that we were able to grow more of our own fresh fruits and vegetables this year than ever before, including our… Read More »Food=Science + Kids Love Food= Kids Love Science!
Kid Citizen Science
Getting Back in the Garden
It’s been a while, friends, but wintertime garden planning has got me thinking ahead to all the great kid citizen science waiting in the garden… Read More »Getting Back in the Garden
Book Recommendation: Winged Wonders, by Meeg Pincus and Yas Imamura
April is Citizen Science Month! In Winged Wonders,Author Meeg Pincus and illustrator Yas Imamura tell the story of the monarch migration as a mystery solved by citizen scientists working together across the span of a continent.
Exploring Biodiversity in Great Smoky Mountains National Park
This post originally appeared at SciStarter and is republished in its entirety from: https://blog.scistarter.org/2021/09/exploring-biodiversity-in-great-smoky-mountains-national-park.
The Great Coneflower Project?
Well, we managed to grow about a dozen lovely Lemon Queen Sunflowers for our participation in the Great Sunflower Project. Before they bloomed, they all… Read More »The Great Coneflower Project?
Swarm Season at Kid Citizen Science
“Why couldn’t we leave Mary Anne in the cellar and build the new town hall above her? Let her be the furnace for the new… Read More »Swarm Season at Kid Citizen Science
Citizen Science Month
April is Citizen Science Month! Here are ways to get involved at your library, at school, or at home. Our family Kid Citizen Science spring… Read More »Citizen Science Month
Book Recommendation: Citizen Scientists by Loree Griffin Burns
An essential nonfiction photo book for parents, homeschool families, and other educators engaging children in citizen science is Citizen Scientists: Be a Part of Scientific Discovery from Your Own Backyard, by Loree Griffin Burns.
Book Recommendation for Citizen Science in the Classroom: Snowflake Bentley by Jacqueline Briggs Martin
Snowflake Bentley. Written by Jacqueline Briggs Martin. Illustrated by Mary Azarian. Houghton Mifflin Company 1998. If you’re an educator looking for a picture book to… Read More »Book Recommendation for Citizen Science in the Classroom: Snowflake Bentley by Jacqueline Briggs Martin
Penguin Watch
Building on the kids’ experience counting feeder birds, I ventured into the Zooniverse and asked for recommendations for other kid-friendly citizen science projects. I heard… Read More »Penguin Watch