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BudBurst for Educators

The resources on this page were designed for use by educators in informal and formal learning environments to more effectively implement Project BudBurst with their students. Your comments and feedback on our education resources are welcome. We are interested in how you implement Project BudBurst in your learning environment. Write to us at budburstinfo@neoninc.org.

 

BudBurst Academy logo This professional development course will provide you with detailed information on Project BudBurst and how to participate, including how to select your plants and make observations, suggestions for structuring your classroom involvement, educational activities to engage your students in making observations, analyzing data, as well as forming a community with other K-12 educators. For more information regarding this online course please download the course syllabus.
Teacher Registration Guides – Our teacher registration guides will guide you through how to use the special features of the Project BudBurst data entry pages that have been developed specifically for teachers and classrooms. Guides are available for Elementary Teachers as well as Middle/High School Teachers.

Classroom Activities Descriptions – Brief descriptions of our classroom activities which have been designed for each grade level to effectively implement Project BudBurst in the K-12 classroom setting.

Classroom Activities Standards – Download and use these teaching materials and classroom activities that have been aligned with national education standards.  Teacher implementation guides are also available on this page.
BudBurst Buddies – This resource was designed for younger students (elementary grades) to encourage simple observations of how plants change through the season.

Other Resources – Here is a list of other educational resources and activities that might be of interest.

  Classroom Registration Coming Soon!

 



Project Budburst is co-managed by NEON and the Chicago Botanic Garden
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