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=** Help Transcribe field books! **= Through the Smithsonian Transcription Center, hundreds of field books from the Project have been transcribed by volunteers and citizen scientists. If you want to sign up to transcribe collections items, or just want to see the field books are currently being transcribed, visit the Field Book Project at Smithsonian Transcription Center.

=** Flickr Sets **= The Smithsonian Flickr stream has included several collections featuring images from the Field Book Project: E. W. Nelson and E. A. Goldman Martin Moynihan Vernon and Florence Bailey [|Helmut Karl Buechner] [|Pronghorn] LORAN Pelagic Birds André Goeldi Field Notes Collection Mary Agnes Chase Field Books Field Book Project Blog Images Field Books of Waldo LaSalle Schmitt, 1887-1977 Pacific Ocean Biological Survey Program Field Book Lantern Slides Albert Spear Hitchcock Field Books

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** Create Your Own Field Book Activity and Lesson Plan **
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 * Additional Resources ** :
 * Encyclopedia of Life, a free online biodiversity resource, has tools, online projects and more for students and teachers on their Learning and Education page.
 * Advanced classroom technology for bird watching: eBird by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and National Audubon Society.
 * Search the USDA Plant Database by state to get an idea of what plants are found in your state. Check off the state you live in, leave the search box blank, and click enter to receive a list of plants in your state.
 * * ** Is your class participating in this activity? Let us know! Email us with the subject line "Create Your Own Field Books."

** Using Photographs in Scientific Observation **
This activityis designed to demonstrate the ways scientists utilize photography to document field observations. Students learn to recognize and compare photographs as well as what characteristics a photograph must have to be a good source of observation information.

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** What Can You Learn From a Fish Drawing? **
This activity can be used with the "Create Your Own Field Book Lesson Plan and Activity" above or on its own. This is a fun exercize designed to illustrate the ways scientists use sketches to augment their field notes and the types of information they record. Students will also have a chance to create their own field sketch. media type="custom" key="29166153"

** Collectors in the Field Quiz **
Can you identify these field book authors? Test your knowledge with our quiz! media type="custom" key="29166155" Answers for the quiz are available on our blog