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iNaturalist - Nate Agrin, Jessica Kline, and Ken-ichi Ueda
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Explore your world! Learn about Life! Record observations! This site is based upon the idea that naturalists record observations and that sharing information is a good thing! iNaturalist...more
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Explore your world! Learn about Life! Record observations! This site is based upon the idea that naturalists record observations and that sharing information is a good thing! iNaturalist is a free online citizen science website and app that allows students to explore nature by photographing plants, animals, and insects and then sharing their observations with a global community that helps identify species. The site encourages scientific thinking, outdoor exploration, and data collection while contributing real information to biodiversity research. Teachers can use class projects, observation challenges, and existing lesson resources to guide students in learning about ecosystems, classification, and environmental stewardship. The site also includes educator guides, project tools, and activities that support classroom use and outdoor investigations.
tag(s): animals (267), biodiversity (35), citizen science (26), classification (20), data (199), ecosystems (98), photography (132), plants (139), species (15)
In the Classroom
Assign groups to different habitats, such as a forest, a pond, a park, or a neighborhood. Students can research species commonly found there and compare their findings with observations on iNaturalist. Groups can present how living things adapt to their environment. Have students find 5 different living things and classify them as plants, insects, birds, mammals, reptiles, or fungi. Students use iNaturalist identifications to check their answers and write one fact about each organism. Take students outside to observe plants, insects, and animals around the school. Students photograph or sketch what they see, then upload observations to iNaturalist to identify species. Afterward, create a class chart using Infographics Presentation Templates, reviewed here showing how many different living things were found.You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
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