Stop. Look closer. What do you see? 🔎
In a recent survey by Stony Brook University, researchers found that our award-winning film, OBSERVER, is helping people reconnect with nature and practice more mindful observation. Six months after watching, viewers reported:
• Taking more intentional pauses in their busy days.
• Listening closer to bird calls and the wind.
• Realizing that nature isn’t just in a park—it’s everywhere.
Read the full story: https://bit.ly/sbuobserver
Try the OBSERVER activity with your students:
1. Screen the film (Free for teachers on our website!)
2. Give students a simple frame to focus their observation
3. Observe: Have them place it in a local spot—a sidewalk crack, a tree trunk, or the school garden—and use all their senses to document what they find.
Ready to bring this to your classroom? We have everything you need on our website, including:
🎥 Free access to the film
📚 Our K-12 Activity Guide for hands-on observation
🏫 A Middle School lesson on how observations lead to scientific inferences
🟥 3D printer file for the iconic red square from the film
Sign up for a free educator account on scicommlab.org to start downloading these resources and more!
#ScienceTeacher #BiologyTeacher #EnvironmentalScience #STEMEducation #ObserverFilm
Stop. Look closer. What do you see? 🔎
In a recent survey by Stony Brook University, researchers found that our award-winning film, OBSERVER, is helping people reconnect with nature and practice more mindful observation. Six months after watching, viewers reported:
• Taking more intentional pauses in their busy days.
• Listening closer to bird calls and the wind.
• Realizing that nature isn’t just in a park—it’s everywhere.
Read the full story: https://bit.ly/sbuobserver
Try the OBSERVER activity with your students:
1. Screen the film (Free for teachers on our website!)
2. Give students a simple frame to focus their observation
3. Observe: Have them place it in a local spot—a sidewalk crack, a tree trunk, or the school garden—and use all their senses to document what they find.
Ready to bring this to your classroom? We have everything you need on our website, including:
🎥 Free access to the film
📚 Our K-12 Activity Guide for hands-on observation
🏫 A Middle School lesson on how observations lead to scientific inferences
🟥 3D printer file for the iconic red square from the film
Sign up for a free educator account on scicommlab.org to start downloading these resources and more!
#ScienceTeacher #BiologyTeacher #EnvironmentalScience #STEMEducation #ObserverFilm
“The Science Communication Lab offers a plethora of resources that would be huge assets to any biology course.”—we’re proud to share this recent review of our content from The American Biology Teacher, published by NABT.
In the latest “Classroom Materials & Media Review,” Jeffrey D. Sack, Ed.D., explores how our resources help educators move past the struggle of finding scientifically meaningful and exciting content. The review highlights how we bridge the gap between complex research and student engagement by connecting them to real scientists and their journeys.
Why educators are using our FREE resources:
* Direct Access to Discovery: Our collection features milestone scientific discoveries from the scientists themselves, including Meselson and Stahl discussing their “most beautiful” experiment on DNA replication.
* Comprehensive Classroom Tools: Many films include detailed lessons with learning objectives, discussion questions, and activities to help students develop scientific thinking skills.
* Focus on Identity: Lessons go beyond content to address the nature of science and science identity, helping students see a place for themselves in the field.
* Professional Growth: Through iBiology Courses, we offer free online self-paced courses like “Building a Research Community” and “Share Your Research” for early career scientists and advanced students.
We are committed to providing these resources for free to help educators inspire the next generation of scientists.
Sign up today: https://lnkd.in/geBumY7V
Read the full review in the March 2026 issue: https://lnkd.in/gSmFR8sG
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That’s a wrap on our 2025 #SCLAmbassador program! 🎉 Thank you to our incredible pilot group of educators who raised the bar so high and developed extraordinary lessons for fellow biology and environmental science teachers to use.
If you missed the webinar where our #SCLAmbassadors showcased their lessons, you can watch the full recording on our YouTube channel: https://lnkd.in/gaFByv8G
📥 Download the lessons: https://bit.ly/scllessons with a free SCL Educator account: https://bit.ly/sclsignup
Shoutout to Adam Falk, our Board member and President and CEO of the Wildlife Conservation Society, for joining us in toasting to their success!
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