I am a fifth grade science teacher at Hill Elementary in Austin, Texas. With Covid-19 quarantine and social distancing, we all probably have a little cabin fever. So, I want to encourage everyone to get outside and explore. I have started a competition amongst my fifth graders as well as any other member of the Hill Community. Whoever uploads the most organisms on iNaturalist will receive a prize! All you have to do is take pictures of the plants, bugs and animals that you encounter. They can be in your back yard, in your garden, in the park, at Hill... just record what you see. At the end of April, I will tally up the totals. 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners will be mailed prizes. Make sure you click on this project each time you upload, so that I can have all the observations in one place. Also, try to upload pictures of native or wild plants and animals, not in captivity or harvested. I'll tally up the observations starting today (March 27th) and ending at the end of April (April 30th).
For more information, feel free to email me at hannah.cotten@austinisd.org. less ↑