# \#education **URL:** https://forum.inaturalist.org/tag/education/27.md [Latest](https://forum.inaturalist.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.inaturalist.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.inaturalist.org/tags.md) --- ## [PlantID Game - A plant identification practice game by @vincent\_2025 & @radtklau)](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/plantid-game-a-plant-identification-practice-game-by-vincent-2025-radtklau/77825)
**Author:** [@vincent\_2025](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/vincent_2025)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2026, 7:34am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/plantid-game-a-plant-identification-practice-game-by-vincent-2025-radtklau/77825 "2026-09-30T07:34:25Z")
Hello everyone, Over the past year @radtklau and I have built a game to practice plant identification. The game is called PlantID Game and you can try it here: https://plantidgame.life/ Right now it’s completely based … --- ## [I made a Pokémon style game using the iNaturalist API where you catch and train real wild animals by photoing them: Animalis (by @rcwhiteley)](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/i-made-a-pokemon-style-game-using-the-inaturalist-api-where-you-catch-and-train-real-wild-animals-by-photoing-them-animalis-by-rcwhiteley/84152)
**Author:** [@rcwhiteley](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/rcwhiteley)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2026, 6:19am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/i-made-a-pokemon-style-game-using-the-inaturalist-api-where-you-catch-and-train-real-wild-animals-by-photoing-them-animalis-by-rcwhiteley/84152 "2026-09-01T06:19:30Z")
Hi members, I emailed iNaturalist about my game that uses the API and was recommended to post in the forum. Goal of the tool: To get people out in nature and appreciating wild animals. Niche it fills in the iNatural… --- ## [Flaco the Owl documentary](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/flaco-the-owl-documentary/83156)
**Author:** [@gsando8](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/gsando8)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2026, 1:31am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/flaco-the-owl-documentary/83156 "2026-07-31T01:31:37Z")
I have nothing to do with this upcoming documentary and don’t know if it’s any good, but from what I’ve read, the story of the escaped Eurasian Eagle-Owl from the Bronx Zoo is worth learning about. Flaco generated import… --- ## [Please create a feature to make flashcards from a selection of species descriptions..](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/please-create-a-feature-to-make-flashcards-from-a-selection-of-species-descriptions/58012)
**Author:** [@ericpaulkatz](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/ericpaulkatz)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2026, 2:58am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/please-create-a-feature-to-make-flashcards-from-a-selection-of-species-descriptions/58012 "2026-07-16T02:58:22Z")
Platform(s): website and mobile URLs (aka web addresses) of any pages, if relevant: www.quizlet.com Description of need: Describe the iNaturalist community need that your requested feature addresses. Include screensho… --- ## [PennState Extension Entomology 101 course](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/pennstate-extension-entomology-101-course/80414)
**Author:** [@ltdbjd](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/ltdbjd)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2026, 6:18am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/pennstate-extension-entomology-101-course/80414 "2026-06-21T06:18:58Z")
Is anyone taking the online PennState Entomology course that starts this Wednesday, June 24, 2026? I’ll be in the class, and I’m interested to see who else will be there. --- ## [Who is your favourite nature host, in a video format?](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/who-is-your-favourite-nature-host-in-a-video-format/78634)
**Author:** [@AdamWargon](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/AdamWargon)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2026, 4:49pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/who-is-your-favourite-nature-host-in-a-video-format/78634 "2026-06-09T16:49:23Z")
I searched, but I couldn’t find a forum topic specifically about video hosts. Your answer should be a person that you watched on a screen: a TV show, YouTube, TikTok; any kind of video. It could include nature writers, … --- ## [Wildlife Garden/birdhouse project in Tanzania- Need bird and bat experts please!](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/wildlife-garden-birdhouse-project-in-tanzania-need-bird-and-bat-experts-please/78516)
**Author:** [@rachel\_the\_wulf](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/rachel_the_wulf)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2026, 8:45am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/wildlife-garden-birdhouse-project-in-tanzania-need-bird-and-bat-experts-please/78516 "2026-05-12T08:45:25Z")
Hello, I am a Peace Corps volunteer living in southern Iringa region, Tanzania. I’m an amateur birder, having lived here for a year and a half and still learning about the local native species. Right now I’m working with… --- ## [Non-English Nature Education & Common Names](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/non-english-nature-education-common-names/76364)
**Author:** [@quillipede](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/quillipede)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2026, 4:19am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/non-english-nature-education-common-names/76364 "2026-03-06T04:19:12Z")
So I may find myself this year providing educational support to francophone youth doing nature education programs in British Columbia. I’m a native French speaker, but I grew up in Québec and only became a naturalist in … --- ## [Lack of Reasoning on Disagreements](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/lack-of-reasoning-on-disagreements/75635)
**Author:** [@wyattsibilia](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/wyattsibilia)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2026, 12:52pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/lack-of-reasoning-on-disagreements/75635 "2026-02-24T12:52:42Z")
I like to spend time identifying Woodpeckers in the United States. Recently I have taken to going through “Needs ID” posts with the “Disagreements” filter and have noticed that an unsettling amount of users provide no re… --- ## [Identification for school BioBlitz](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/identification-for-school-bioblitz/68211)
**Author:** [@da94648](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/da94648)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2025, 7:43am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/identification-for-school-bioblitz/68211 "2025-07-31T07:43:46Z")
We are planning to conduct a bioblitz (or maybe a research project) in our school and the surrounding areas. We are thinking of having other participants (above 13) participate and learn about the surrounding ecosystems. … --- ## [How to analyze iNaturalist data using R programing language](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/how-to-analyze-inaturalist-data-using-r-programing-language/59542)
**Author:** [@wy\_bio](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/wy_bio)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2025, 9:35am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/how-to-analyze-inaturalist-data-using-r-programing-language/59542 "2025-01-24T09:35:12Z")
Hi, I’m Wai-Yin Kwan, a Museum Associate in Community Science with the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. I’m working with NHMLAC community science team to develop a workshop to teach community scientists how… --- ## [How to correct thousands of misidentified observations uploaded by a class?](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/how-to-correct-thousands-of-misidentified-observations-uploaded-by-a-class/59063)
**Author:** [@ciafre](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/ciafre)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2025, 10:18pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/how-to-correct-thousands-of-misidentified-observations-uploaded-by-a-class/59063 "2025-01-18T22:18:19Z")
This evening I stumbled upon a class project which has uploaded over 3,000 observations, almost none of which have been identified using the CV but do have identifications- most of which are wrong. The vast majority have… --- ## [Creative ways to use iNaturalist](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/creative-ways-to-use-inaturalist/37428)
**Author:** [@gretavalvonyte](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/gretavalvonyte)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2024, 7:10pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/creative-ways-to-use-inaturalist/37428 "2024-08-14T19:10:59Z")
Hello, Curious to learn more about interesting, creative, unusual possibilities/ways how iNaturalist can be used for education that is dedicated to an amateur/non-scientific audience. Thank you. --- ## [Online Nature Courses/ symposia/ theme days/ lectures/events](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/online-nature-courses-symposia-theme-days-lectures-events/51460)
**Author:** [@gerrit\_oehm](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/gerrit_oehm)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2024, 11:45am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/online-nature-courses-symposia-theme-days-lectures-events/51460 "2024-07-03T11:45:58Z")
This is meant to be a collection of courses, lectures and similar resources available in the world wide web- I would like to invite everyone to share events that would be interesting for others on Inaturalist, ideally f… --- ## [Great Nature Movies/Videos/Podcasts?](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/great-nature-movies-videos-podcasts/42894)
**Author:** [@zzravizz](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/zzravizz)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2023, 9:39pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/great-nature-movies-videos-podcasts/42894 "2023-06-28T21:39:37Z")
Anyone have any good recommendations on movies, videos, or podcasts that are great to learn about nature in a general sense? I have access to “Kanopy” through my local library which is like a “Netflix” for education (and… --- ## [Unity Game Engine Integration!](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/unity-game-engine-integration/35494)
**Author:** [@joshaaronmiller](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/joshaaronmiller)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2022, 9:05pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/unity-game-engine-integration/35494 "2022-09-13T21:05:24Z")
Hello iNaturalist community! I am happy to announce that I have published a free integration of iNaturalist’s API into the Unity 3D game engine! https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/tools/integration/inaturalist-for-un… --- ## [Conservationists of the World: What flavour are you?](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/conservationists-of-the-world-what-flavour-are-you/35188)
**Author:** [@anthonywalton](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/anthonywalton)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2022, 3:27am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/conservationists-of-the-world-what-flavour-are-you/35188 "2022-09-07T03:27:49Z")
Hey Folks Don’t know how many career conservationists we have here on the forums, would be interesting to get a rough idea, but what I’d like to know is: What is your approach to conservation insofar as what meaning you… --- ## [Mark Recapture Questions](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/mark-recapture-questions/30463)
**Author:** [@elkins456](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/elkins456)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2022, 7:21pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/mark-recapture-questions/30463 "2022-03-21T19:21:02Z")
I’m a teacher and am creating a presentation for my environmental science class about Mark-Recapture methods for estimating population sizes. I’m trying to create a comprehensive list of answers to these questions and wo… --- ## [Translational Science Education Using iNaturalist](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/translational-science-education-using-inaturalist/28435)
**Author:** [@alexis18](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/alexis18)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2021, 4:25pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/translational-science-education-using-inaturalist/28435 "2021-12-14T16:25:15Z")
Open-access article out today about the use of iNaturalist in California schools as part of the translational science education framework. https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fenvs.2021.800433/full I’m excit… --- ## [Wildlife Conservation](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/wildlife-conservation/22390)
**Author:** [@oceanflower97](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/oceanflower97)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2021, 5:07am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/wildlife-conservation/22390 "2021-04-28T05:07:13Z")
Hello Everybody, I have recently started a conservation project in my village and I would be really grateful for any words of wisdom or helpful ideas. Over the past year I have been documenting all the species in my vi… --- ## [Courtship Behaviors in Other Organisms](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/courtship-behaviors-in-other-organisms/20208)
**Author:** [@haemocyanin11](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/haemocyanin11)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2021, 5:01am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/courtship-behaviors-in-other-organisms/20208 "2021-02-17T05:01:55Z")
With Saint Valentine’s Day coming soon, it would be fascinating to see how other organisms behave during their respective “seasons of love.” I recall from watching what I believe was Planet Earth, and David Attenborough … --- ## [The Most Interesting Things about Mollusks!](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/the-most-interesting-things-about-mollusks/20072)
**Author:** [@haemocyanin11](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/haemocyanin11)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2021, 2:10am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/the-most-interesting-things-about-mollusks/20072 "2021-02-12T02:10:50Z")
Initially, I was attempting to find a kind of snail that looks like Gary from SpongeBob; while I was looking through various mollusk classes, I found an interesting oddity: swimming slugs, or Sea Angels. Original obse… --- ## [Papers on Tardigrades](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/papers-on-tardigrades/19883)
**Author:** [@haemocyanin11](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/haemocyanin11)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2021, 9:14pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/papers-on-tardigrades/19883 "2021-01-31T21:14:41Z")
Since I am attempting to learn more about the phylum Tardigrada, I thought I should share the paper that I found online which describes the nominate taxa for the class Heterotardigrada (Armored Tardigardes), Echiniscus t… --- ## [The Most Interesting Things about Arthropods!](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/the-most-interesting-things-about-arthropods/19630)
**Author:** [@haemocyanin11](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/haemocyanin11)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2021, 5:16pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/the-most-interesting-things-about-arthropods/19630 "2021-01-30T17:16:45Z")
To give some brief backstory, I noticed what looked like an ant crawling up one of the walls in the family apartment yesterday. At least, I think it was an ant because it was hard to take a good picture, or get a good lo… --- ## [Taxa Named After Christmas](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/taxa-named-after-christmas/19023)
**Author:** [@haemocyanin11](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/haemocyanin11)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2020, 8:36pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/taxa-named-after-christmas/19023 "2020-12-28T20:36:31Z")
Happy Holidays, everyone! I hope everyone is enjoying Christmas. I thought it would be fun to see how many taxa have Christmas in either their common name or scientific name. When I search Christmas on iNaturalist under … --- ## [Cave Ecology Papers](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/cave-ecology-papers/19008)
**Author:** [@haemocyanin11](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/haemocyanin11)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2020, 2:29am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/cave-ecology-papers/19008 "2020-12-24T02:29:16Z")
During the holiday season, since I do a plethora of spelunking in Minecraft, I thought it would be interesting to learn more about Cave ecosystems and the latest research on Caves in general. Here are some papers to read… --- ## [How do I verify an observation of something that cannot be independently verified?](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/how-do-i-verify-an-observation-of-something-that-cannot-be-independently-verified/17524)
**Author:** [@haemocyanin11](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/haemocyanin11)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2020, 5:16pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/how-do-i-verify-an-observation-of-something-that-cannot-be-independently-verified/17524 "2020-10-23T17:16:48Z")
Hello, everyone. I just came across these observations yesterday: All by @heinerziegler. I do not want to agree with @heinerziegler without independently verifying the observations. This includes looking at literatur… --- ## [How to tell the differences between species in the genus Phigalia found in America?](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/how-to-tell-the-differences-between-species-in-the-genus-phigalia-found-in-america/17161)
**Author:** [@haemocyanin11](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/haemocyanin11)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2020, 6:35am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/how-to-tell-the-differences-between-species-in-the-genus-phigalia-found-in-america/17161 "2020-10-10T06:35:51Z")
Fortunately in America, there is only one species of the genus Biston - Biston betularia, and its two subspecies. After identifying Peppered Moths in America for a while, I was thinking of branching out to other species … --- ## [Wiki - American Peppered Moths](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/wiki-american-peppered-moths/17103)
**Author:** [@haemocyanin11](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/haemocyanin11)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2020, 10:11pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/wiki-american-peppered-moths/17103 "2020-10-07T22:11:18Z")
I saw @mamestraconfigurata’s Noctuid moth identifying features tutorial, and I was inspired to make my own tutorial on features of Peppered Moths of America, mainly Biston betularia cognataria. Until more observations ar… --- ## [How often do people find translucent moth specimens like this in the wild?](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/how-often-do-people-find-translucent-moth-specimens-like-this-in-the-wild/17072)
**Author:** [@haemocyanin11](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/haemocyanin11)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2020, 1:52am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/how-often-do-people-find-translucent-moth-specimens-like-this-in-the-wild/17072 "2020-10-07T01:52:01Z")
Every once in a while, I find pictures of a weird looking moth that does not have the normal characteristics typically used to diagnose the species/genus/family. Something like this: https://www.inaturalist.org/obser… [Next page](https://forum.inaturalist.org/tag/education/27.md?match_all_tags=true&page=1&tags%5B%5D=education)