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The What on Earth? Project
How often do you really look around your garden or local park? Rediscover your surroundings in as little as 10 minutes, and open your eyes to the huge variety of different plant and animal species on your doorstep. To celebrate International Year of Biodiversity, why not join in this nationwide activity to map and learn about local plant and animal species in the UK.
What on Earth? is a call to action: take your camera out into your garden/local park/ hedgerow and snap the wildlife you don’t recognise, then simply upload it to the What on Earth? website for identification. The aim is to map the range of species found by the public across the UK, highlighting the most unusual species that are found. Taking part is simple and easy. To find out more visit: http://www.whatonearth.org.uk
All those who take part will be sent a free packet of biodiversity-friendly seeds (subject to availability) and a Biodiversity Information and Activity Pack.
What on Earth has been launched for 2 months only for National Science and Engineering Week in conjunction with nature-spotting website iSpot.org.uk. NSEW has teamed up with sponsors Sika Sarnafil to offer a biodiverse green roof to a school in the area of the UK that uploads the most photos. So support your local school and get uploading!
How can your organisation get involved in What on Earth?
Getting involved couldn’t be easier. You could encourage your staff/students to explore your site and discover some of its local wildlife, uploading photos of them onto the What on Earth? website. For visitor centres, this may be an activity that can be done during National Science and Engineering Week with your visitors - invite some local experts along and see what you can identify.
Get involved in National Science and Engineering Week: 12–21 March 2010
www.nsew.org.uk
National Science and Engineering Week is a 10-day long celebration of science, engineering and technology that sees people of all ages taking part in, and organising, a vast array of events across the country. In 2009, over 1.4 million people took part in 3,500 events throughout the UK. Coordinated by the British Science Association, in partnership with Engineering UK, with funding from BIS (the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills), National Science and Engineering Week aims to inspire and engage people from all walks of life directly with science, engineering and technology. 
The theme for National Science and Engineering Week 2010 is ‘Earth’. This year’s theme is designed to coincide with International Year of Biodiversity. We would like to encourage organisers to celebrate this during National Science and Engineering Week.
Events:
http://www.britishscienceassociation.org/web/NSEW/WhatsOn/index.htm
Free Resources:
http://www.britishscienceassociation.org/web/NSEW/GetInvolved/index.htm
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