GardenABCs
Projects & Activities for School and Home
You'll want to take a look at these garden-based activities and projects for home and school, for indoors and out. 
The Bugscope Project
Provides free interactive access to a scanning electron microscope (SEM) so that students anywhere in the world can explore the microscopic world of insects. This educational outreach program from the Beckman Institute's Imaging Technology Group at the University of Illinois supports K-16 classrooms worldwide.
The Bulb Project
Projects that teach science, art, history and other subjects through growing bulbs
Firefly Watch
A citizen science project that combines an annual summer evening ritual with scientific research. The Museum of Science in Boston has teamed up with researchers from Tufts University and Fitchburg State College to track the fate of fireflies. With the help of a network of volunteers observing fireflies in their own backyard, scientists hope to learn about the geographic distribution of fireflies, their activity during the summer season and how they are affected by human-made light and lawn pesticides.
Frogwatch USA
A Citizen Science Monitoring Program that gives you the opportunity to help scientists conserve amphibians!
One Seed Chicago
Chicago's Greening Network invites all of us to Grow Together. Get seed packets for home or classroom.
Project Bud Burst
National field campaign for citizen scientists
Soda Bottle Composting
Build a soda bottle bioreactor
The Lost Ladybug Project
You can help! - Find ‘em, photograph ‘em, and send ‘em
The Great Plant Escape: Activities, Curriculum
University of Illinois Extension
The Great Sunflower Project
Watch and record bees at sunflowers in your garden to help researchers
understand the challenges bees are facing. Free sunflower seeds for planting!
Vegetable Varieties Investigation
A citizen science program from the Cornell University Department of Horticulture
WEED Watch
Science observation and reporting on something all gardens have plenty of - weeds
Wildwoods Foundation's Web of Our World
Students explore and document online the community surrounding their school
World Food Garden
Like Facebook, but for your food garden. Students can share pics and stories about your garden and browse other gardens to make friends.
Activities to Download
These fun activities use multiple intelligences to emphasize math, science, music, language and visual arts in the garden. (Adult supervision required)
Ages 3-5
Garden Patterns
Seed Sorting
Role Playing: From Seed to Sprout
Ages 6+
Chart Your Own Garden
Create a Garden Diorama
