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Young Scientists

Our flagship classroom and field trip program for area middle and high schools, Young Scientists provides youth with ecology and science education coupled with field investigations, citizen science, and service learning field trip opportunities.

Each year we offer 5-10 Young Scientists Projects for participating classes which take on one of these major projects for the semester or school year. The program begins with 1-3 in-class lessons outlining basic ecology and biology as related to their topic, field procedures and studies, background information, and any other information they need or want for their projects. Classroom introductions are followed by 1-6 field trips to Seward Park to complete field experiments, studies, or restorations work. After each class has finished their field studies, they again have 1-3 concluding classroom visits from staff to help them write scientific papers about their project.

Young Scientists is a partnership between The Seward Park Audubon Center, teachers, and classrooms. We recommend that you call us or meet with us to discuss your class’s participation. Please contact the Education Director, Annie Morton, via email or by phone at 206-652-2444 ext 102. We look forward to speaking with you about this exciting opportunity for your class!

2009 Young Scientists Projects:

~ Habitat Baseline Studies & Restoration Work ~ Bat Habitat and Population Assessments ~ Aquatic Ecological Assessments ~ Coyote & Wildlife Tracking and Population Dynamics Studies ~ Urban Arts & the Environment ~