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Explore 12 trusted science citizen science resources selected for curious kids, with clear ages, access details, and parent context.
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RSPB Wild Challenge
Nature missions, wildlife activities, badges, and outdoor challenges for children and families from the RSPB.
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RSPB Wild Challenge for Families
Free family nature activities that build observation, wildlife-care, and outdoor science skills through awards and challenges.
RSPB Big Schools’ Birdwatch 2027
The RSPB Big Schools’ Birdwatch invites schools to observe birds on their grounds, build data skills and submit results to a national picture of school-ground wildlife.
Tel Aviv University Schoolyard Biodiversity Monitoring
A Tel Aviv University citizen-science program helps teachers and students monitor schoolyard biodiversity with observation, iNaturalist, and real-world ecology.
Tumble Podcast Research & OCEAN Kids
Tumble’s official research hub explains how teachers use science podcasts and presents the free OCEAN Kids audio-and-citizen-science course for elementary learners, supported by research partners.
Maryland Zoo Learning Resources
Zoo-based learning resources with animal activities, nature play, field-trip materials, citizen science, and Spanish family resources.
NASA Science at Home
NASA’s Science at Home collection brings together online, hands-on, outdoor, citizen-science, and age-banded activities, with multilingual learning routes for students and families.
Zooniverse Education
Classroom-friendly citizen science projects with research participation, educator resources, and a dedicated schools route for ages 9-12.
10+ Things to Do with NASA at Home
NASA Science’s family article curates at-home rockets, moon-phase activities, videos, space exploration, citizen science, podcasts, ebooks, and hands-on STEM projects.
Science Learning Hub Topic Library
The University of Waikato’s Science Learning Hub topic library organizes science learning content across topics such as astronomy, animals, ecology, engineering, climate and citizen science.
Community Science Podcast For Kids
The Children’s Hour Community Science episode introduces children to citizen and community science, with a free learning guide and practical ideas for observing local habitats, collecting data and contributing to scientific research.
National Weather Service Education
The National Weather Service Education portal provides weather and climate learning for children, educators, and families through JetStream, student opportunities, citizen science, classroom data, safety materials, videos, outreach, and virtual field-trip links.
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