Biodiversity and Citizen Science: Nature Projects with Students
About this course
Every school is surrounded by nature waiting to be discovered: birds in the playground, insects in a park, plants growing between paving stones, a river or a beach nearby. When students observe, record and share what they find, they not only learn science, they also become real contributors to research that helps protect biodiversity. This biodiversity course shows you how to run nature observation projects with students using citizen science, from the first walk outside to real classroom projects based on the data they collect. It is designed for primary and secondary classrooms, and no previous experience in biology is needed.
Over five days, you will learn what biodiversity is, why it matters and how to explore the ecosystems around your school. You will get hands-on with citizen science apps for recording species, practise taking good observations and learn how students' records contribute to real scientific databases. Field sessions in nearby natural spaces will show you how to organise safe and well-structured outings, use simple survey methods and keep nature journals. You will then discover how to turn the data students collect into meaningful classroom projects in science, maths, language, art and other subjects, and how to share results with the school and local community.
By the end of the week, you will have designed your own biodiversity and citizen science project for your students and created a plan to bring nature observation into your teaching.
COURSE OVERVIEW
- Integrate nature observation and citizen science into their teaching.
- Evaluate the quality of students' observations and data and help them improve.
- Encourage students to care for and protect local biodiversity.
- Share biodiversity projects with colleagues, families and the local community.
- Use citizen science apps to record, identify and share species observations with students.
- Organise safe and well-structured outings to observe nature near the school.
- Apply simple survey methods, such as species counts, transects and bioblitzes, with students.
- Turn the data students collect into classroom projects in different subjects.
- Design biodiversity projects adapted to their students' ages and local environment.
- Understand what biodiversity is, why it matters and the main threats it faces.
- Identify the types of local ecosystems and species that students can explore near their school.
- Recognise what citizen science is and how students' observations can contribute to real research.
- Explain the basic rules for safe and respectful field work, including protecting wildlife and habitats.
NEXT COURSES
Our Pricing
100% funded by the Erasmus+
Services included
- Pre-arrival information.
- Tuition & training materials.
- Admin & organizational costs.
- Documentation support.
- Coffee break.
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services
- Accommodation (hotels & self-catering apartments).
- Half-day and one-day trips.
- Cultural activities.
- Airport transfer.
- Local transport.
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