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Even if you can't visit the museum or borrow one of our Nature in the Classroom kits, we believe that science learning can continue outside the classroom and have compiled a list of resources for continued science learning.

Citizen Science Projects

Anyone can be a scientist. Thanks to citizen science, our daily observations of the natural world can be turned into valuable data sets that contribute to scientific research around the world. All you have to do is observe!

  • Tahoma Audubon Society,
  • The Washington State
  • The Great Sunflower Project,
  • National Phenology Network,
  • iPhone Bird and Marine Wildlife Watch
  • Cornell Lab of Ornithology,

Continue to Explore, Learn and Discover

More information for curious minds:

  • Puget Sound Museum of Natural History, browse all collections or wing image collection
  • Burke Museum of Natural History,
  • Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife,
  • Seattle Audubon Society
  • The Cornell Lab of Ornithology,
  • Smithsonian Hominid Mystery Skull,
  • , free online tools to identify species with over 1 million species pages
  • All About Bugs!
  • Alaska Department of Fish and Game, (invertebrates and vertebrates)

Local Opportunities

Get involved in your local community with nature walks, classes, camps, adventure, exploration and more!

  • Metro Parks and
  • Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium
  • , check-out their
  • Fort Steilacoom Park Discovery Trail