Become a Jr. Naturalist
Do you have what it takes to become a Wild Center Jr. Naturalist? We think so!
No matter where you are in the world, we invite you to complete our new Jr. Naturalist Book and become certified as a Wild Center Jr. Naturalist!
HOW IT WORKS:
Unleash your curiosity for the natural world! Over the next 8 weeks we’ll release a few pages a week for you to print and complete. Each page will be filled with activities for you to develop your skills as a Jr. Naturalist by encouraging you to explore, observe, create, and engineer. When you complete the book you’ll receive the opportunity to earn your patch and certificate and become an official Wild Center Jr. Naturalist.
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Cover Page and Instruction Sheets
No matter where you are in the world, you can learn the basics of being a good naturalist.
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Week 1 – Insects, Pollinators, and Botany
Week 1 of Jr. Naturalist starts here with the most diverse group of living things in the world.
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Week 2 – Nature Journaling and Citizen Science
Nature journaling is a great way to start your career as a Jr. Naturalist and citizen scientist.
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Week 3: Sustainability and Erosion
An important part of being a Jr. Naturalist is protecting the Earth for future generations, learn how to do this through sustainable practices!
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Week 4: Herbivores, Food Webs, and Decomposition
A good Jr. Naturalist understands that organisms depend on each other to survive, explore interactions between species through this week’s pages.
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Week 5: Herpetology
Reptiles and amphibians are some of the coolest animals around, but there’s more to them than meets the eyes, learn all about them in this week’s pages.
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Week 7: Birds
Take to the skies and discover what it’s like to be a bird with this week’s pages.
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Life at the top of the food chain is a big responsibility. Get an introduction to the world of apex predators and semi-aquatic mammals in the final installment of Jr. Naturalist.
Earn your Wild Center Jr. Naturalist patch and certificate by submitting your Craft a Creature project!