San Diego Children and Nature Collaborative -
A local organization of volunteers (many former teachers or master gardeners) who seek to help educators teach children about nature. San Diego Children and Nature Local Lessons -
A direct link to lessons for San Diego. Master Gardeners of San Diego -
You can have a master gardener come to the school to consult. Grants, newsletters, presentations, and other resources available. San Diego Citizen Science Network -
A page of San Diego Children and Nature with links to Citizen Science opportunities, where students get to do the field work for scientists. San Diego Audubon Society -
Field Trips and ideas for learning about local habitats. California Chaparral -
Resources for learning about our Chaparral ecosystem. Curriculum guides, species cards, and more.
Local Gardens
San Diego Botanic Garden -
An amazing site in Encinitas! They have many lists and resources for local plants, water conservation, etc. Cuyamaca Water Conservation Garden -
Many resources for ideas for water conservation plants and nurseries.
Learner.org - Cool templates for science journals. Tulip Test Gardens. This site provides science journals to record observations of your tulips. Then, it takes the data and compares it to other parts of the world. The goal is to track changes in season and climate around the world.
A local organization of volunteers (many former teachers or master gardeners) who seek to help educators teach children about nature.
San Diego Children and Nature Local Lessons -
A direct link to lessons for San Diego.
Master Gardeners of San Diego -
You can have a master gardener come to the school to consult. Grants, newsletters, presentations, and other resources available.
San Diego Citizen Science Network -
A page of San Diego Children and Nature with links to Citizen Science opportunities, where students get to do the field work for scientists.
San Diego Audubon Society -
Field Trips and ideas for learning about local habitats.
California Chaparral -
Resources for learning about our Chaparral ecosystem. Curriculum guides, species cards, and more.
An amazing site in Encinitas! They have many lists and resources for local plants, water conservation, etc.
Cuyamaca Water Conservation Garden -
Many resources for ideas for water conservation plants and nurseries.
Many curriculum supplements. Costs about $20.00 for activity books.
Cool templates for science journals.
Tulip Test Gardens. This site provides science journals to record observations of your tulips. Then, it takes the data and compares it to other parts of the world. The goal is to track changes in season and climate around the world.