Today, we’re excited to debut the first of our 2026 #SCLAmbassador lesson plans!
How do ecosystems recover after a wildfire? 🌲🔥 Take your students on a virtual field trip into California’s ancient redwood forests with our 1-period video activity: “Life After Wildfires: Observing and Predicting Forest Recovery”
Developed and classroom-tested by Brian J. Ciuffreda, M.S. Ed. from Princeton Charter School, this NGSS-aligned lesson uses our short film A WALK IN THE WOODS to guide students through investigating ecological succession alongside real-world experts.
Why educators love this activity:
⏱️ Easy to Integrate: Complete in a single class period as part of an ecology unit or as a standalone scientific skills lesson.
💡 High Student Engagement: Tested across 5th and 6th grade classes, this lesson captivated students, sparked animated discussions, and expanded their perception of who can be a scientist.
📝 Tailored Worksheets: Ready-to-use student handouts for grades K-5 and 6-8.
Explore real-world phenomena while sharpening your students’ observation and evidence-based prediction skills! 👉 Download the free lesson plan: https://bit.ly/sclbrian
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Help your students turn observation into a superpower! 👀👂⚡
Distinguishing between what we see (observation) and what it means (inference) is the foundation of the scientific method. Developed by #SCLAmbassador and veteran middle school teacher Ariel Raymond, our new classroom-ready lesson plan—OBSERVER: Seeing, Sensing, and Inferring—takes students beyond just “looking” and into the world of evidence-based reasoning.
Whether your students are exploring the schoolyard or a local park, these tools help them build the mental habits to think like scientists.
What’s inside the lesson:
🔍 Guided observation & film viewing
🟥 Outdoor activity with the red frame from #ObserverFilm
💬 Group discussion strategies (Talking Chips)
💡 Observation → Inference analysis
✍️ Reflection writing
The best part? Everything in the lesson, including our award-winning film, is FREE for educators!
📥 Download the #NGSS aligned lesson: https://bit.ly/sclariel
#MiddleSchoolScience #STEMEducation #TeacherResources #FreeResourcesForTeachers #NatureOfScience
Help your students turn observation into a superpower! 👀👂⚡
Distinguishing between what we see (observation) and what it means (inference) is the foundation of the scientific method. Developed by #SCLAmbassador and veteran middle school teacher Ariel Raymond, our new classroom-ready lesson plan—OBSERVER: Seeing, Sensing, and Inferring—takes students beyond just “looking” and into the world of evidence-based reasoning.
Whether your students are exploring the schoolyard or a local park, these tools help them build the mental habits to think like scientists.
What’s inside the lesson:
🔍 Guided observation & film viewing
🟥 Outdoor activity with the red frame from #ObserverFilm
💬 Group discussion strategies (Talking Chips)
💡 Observation → Inference analysis
✍️ Reflection writing
The best part? Everything in the lesson, including our award-winning film, is FREE for educators!
📥 Download the #NGSS aligned lesson: https://bit.ly/sclariel
#MiddleSchoolScience #STEMEducation #TeacherResources #FreeResourcesForTeachers #NatureOfScience
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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