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Go For a Color Walk
by Jenise Brown City Nature Challenge (April 30-May 3) is coming soon! Going for a “color walk” is one fun and easy way to participate …Read More »
Evidence Counts for Absent Creatures – City Nature Challenge
by Patrick McShea Participation in the upcoming City Nature Challenge (April 30 – May 3) can range from using your phone’s camera to document a …Read More »
Teaching About Local Wildlife with the City Nature Challenge
by Patrick McShea Join the Challenge April 30 – May 3, 2021 The sixth-grade student took the time to study a taxidermy mount from multiple …Read More »
Ocean Lessons
by Patrick McShea During the late winter, students and faculty at Carnegie Mellon University’s Children’s School learned about the ocean all day, every day. A …Read More »
Teacher Profile: Emmanuelle Wambach
At the Jewish Community Center of Greater Pittsburgh (JCC), the youngest students direct much of their own learning. “We focus on the philosophy of the …Read More »
Teaching About Trees
Joe Stavish doesn’t need any reflection time to summarize the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on his work. “The new challenge to me as an …Read More »
Becoming a Science Educator
Think back to when you were a child – what was your favorite way to learn how something works? Mine was to ask loads of …Read More »
Milkweed Observations
Opportunities to capture dramatically different seasonal pictures of the same subject come with the territory of our temperate region. Next year, consider challenging yourself to …Read More »
Places to Visit During a Pandemic
Pandemic got your down? Don’t know what to do with your family on the weekend? Nature might be the answer! During the pandemic places with …Read More »
