Education

      Additional Resources:

• Images from "Create Your Own Field Books Activity and Lesson Plan" with captions, citations, and bonus images.
• Encyclopedia of Life, a free online biodiversity resource, has specific activities for Students and Teachers including their Tools and Activities page.

• Advanced classroom technology for bird watching: eBird by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and National Audubon Society.

• Search the USDA Plant Database by state to get an idea of what plants are found in your state. Check off the state you live in, leave the search box blank, and click enter to receive a list of plants in your state.

"What Can You Learn from a Fish Drawing?" can be used with the "Create Your Own Field Book Lesson Plan and Activity" above or on its own. This is a fun exercize designed to illustrate the ways scientists use sketches to augment their field notes and the types of information they record. Students will also have a chance to create their own field sketch.