Science

Citizen science is public participation in scientific research in collaboration with scientists in community-driven research or global investigations. It includes asking questions, formulating a hypothesis, collecting and reporting data, interpreting the results, asking more questions, and reporting the results to the community.

Learn about scientific concepts and increase your scientific literacy.  

Engage in reasoning skills to help improve interests in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM). 

Learn about celestial bodies and migrations. Discover constellations and seasonal changes. May include a short course on telescopes.

Study climatology and learn how weather patterns in different places change over time. Explore how these changes affect plants, animals, and other living things in the area.

Learn about limited and renewable sources of energy. Learn uses, impacts, costs, and management of both traditional and alternative energy forms. 

Learn about the study of solid and liquid matter constituting the Earth. May include learning about minerals, jewelry, and field trips to geologic formations.  

Learn about ocean currents, waves, plate tectonics and geology of the sea floor. Marine science focuses on biological aspects of the ocean while oceanography focuses on the geological and meteorology aspects.

In Environmental Stewardship, you learn how to work together with other community organizations to care for and protect natural resources for the future. You may engage in the prevention of loss of habitat or facilitate its recovery.

Explore the outdoor world and learn about the interactions of fish with their habitats, both natural and altered. Learn about freshwater fish species, an animal group that is sometimes overlooked because they are harder to observe in the wild than land animals.

Forestry is the science of managing forests. Learn about planting and growing trees, the use of timber, wildlife habitat, recreation, landscapes, watershed management, erosion control and many other forest ecosystems concepts. 

Forestry project sheet (PDF, 355.7 KB)

With Project Learning Tree, you use trees and forests to learn more about the world around you and ways you can help protect the environment. You build your understanding of nature, grow your knowledge and appreciation for the environment, and practice skills that help you make informed choices. You also learn how your actions can help care for the environment for the future.

Learn why soil and water conservation is important in everyday life. You will explore renewable and nonrenewable resources and learn how they affect people, communities, and quality of life.

Learn about local and exotic wildlife and their habitats. Gain an understanding of their value to the ecosystem and the economics of wildlife conservation efforts. May include work with a relocation/rehabilitation program.