Take the City Nature Challenge: participating in locally engaged, globally connected science

<p>This module provides opportunity to engage learners in meaningful science, empower students as contributors to open science and grow learners’ awareness of local (and global) biodiversity</p> <p>Engagement includes:</p> <ul> <li>Experiencing authentic, real-world science participation</li> <li>Cultivating observation and data literacy skills</li> <li>Developing 21st century skills such as collaboration and communication</li> <li>Connecting local biodiversity to a global scientific community</li> <li>Producing a creative, reflective artifact demonstrating authentic learning and engagement</li> </ul> <h3>Introductory video:</h3> <p>[[Video(/community/groups/octopus/File:/uploads/movies/GMT20251204-230815_Recording_640x360.mp4)]]</p> <p><a href="https://qubeshub.org/community/groups/octopus/File:/uploads/movies/GMT20251204-230815_Recording_640x360.mp4">Download the video (9MB)</a></p> <p><a href="https://qubeshub.org/publications/5720/supportingdocs/">View the publication files and links here</a>.</p> <hr /> <p>Please visit the <a href="https://qubeshub.org/community/groups/octopus">OCTOPUS Group page</a> for additional information and other curriculum resources.</p> <p>OCTOPUS was generously supported by the <a href="https://www.orcaopen.org/" target="_blank">Open Research Community Accelerator (ORCA)</a> with additional support from the <a href="https://bioquest.org" target="_blank">BioQUEST Curriculum Consortium</a>.</p> <p style="text-align:center;"><a href="https://qubeshub.org/community/groups/octopus"><img alt="OCTOPUS logo" src="https://qubeshub.org/groups/octopus/File:/uploads/images/octopus_logo.png" style="height: 70px; width: 100px;" /></a>    <a href="https://www.orcaopen.org/" target="_blank"><img alt="ORCA logo" src="https://qubeshub.org/groups/octopus/File:/uploads/images/ORCA_logo.png" style="height: 100px; width: 100px;" /></a>    <a href="https://bioquest.org/" target="_blank"><img alt="BioQUEST logo" src="https://qubeshub.org/groups/octopus/File:/uploads/images/BQ_logo.png" style="height: 41px; width: 150px;" /></a></p>