Real science. Real people. Real places.
See the scientists, fieldwork, questions, data and discoveries shaping our understanding of the world — and bring those connections closer to learning.
Field Notes: Explorer is free — including the Classroom Bridge and classroom connections for participating schools and educators. Participation is free for scientists.
Are you a scientist or field professional? Join the scientist network →One living science network.
Discover the science
Meet the scientists and field professionals doing the work. Follow discoveries, field videos, Field Notes, selected data and projects as the science develops.
Bring it into learning
Explorer's free Classroom Bridge helps educators turn real-world science into something students can explore, question, investigate and understand.
See the science
See where discovery happens.
Scientists share what fieldwork actually looks like — what they're seeing, measuring, questioning, testing and discovering.
Arctic + polar science · Marine science · Wildlife + conservation · Wetlands + freshwater · Climate + atmospheric science · Forests + terrestrial ecology · Endangered species + recovery
Open Field Notes: ExplorerThe classroom bridge
Scientists share the science. Odyssey builds the classroom bridge.
Scientists share the work they're already doing. Explorer turns that authentic science into simple ways educators can bring it into learning.
- Explorer Guides
- Concise, teacher-ready one-page resources automatically built around real scientists and their work.
- Real-world questions + investigations
- Ways for students to observe, question, compare, analyze and investigate science connected to actual fieldwork.
- Follow the work
- Students can explore scientist profiles, Field Notes, discoveries, selected data and projects as the work develops.
- Classroom Connections
- Optional educator-supervised live experiences with participating scientists.
Availability depends on participating scientists and opportunities.
Classroom Connections
Sometimes the best way to understand the work is to meet the person doing it.
Participating scientists can choose to make themselves available for occasional educator-supervised Classroom Connections. As classroom interest grows, a scientist may choose to schedule a shared live experience for multiple verified classrooms at once.
- Optional for scientists.
- Not recorded.
- Students do not create Explorer accounts.
- Teachers supervise.
- Access is limited to eligible verified educators.
- Availability depends on participating scientists.
For scientists
Share the science you're already doing.
Explorer gives scientists and field professionals a simple place to share their work with educators, students and the public. Build your own Explorer profile. Share the fieldwork worth sharing. Explorer automatically builds the classroom bridge around your work.
A field video. A photograph. A Field Note. An observation. A discovery. Selected data. A project. A research update.
- — Free to participate.
- — No lesson plans required.
- — Live participation optional.
- — You retain ownership of your work.
- — You choose what you share.
- — You choose how involved you are.
Scientists can also indicate whether they're open to future Classroom Connections. Saying yes does not schedule anything or create an obligation — scientists always control whether and when they participate.
Join the Scientist NetworkFor research, conservation + science organizations
Bring your science further.
Institutional partners help make meaningful connections between scientists, classrooms, and real-world discovery possible. Partnerships are tailored to organizational priorities, program scope, and educational impact.
Share
Bring participating scientists, research, projects and fieldwork into Explorer.
Connect
Give scientists optional opportunities to connect their work with educators and verified classrooms.
Expand impact
Partner with Odyssey to create deeper educational initiatives, Explorer collections, Classroom Connections, storytelling, Field Notes: Uncovered projects, or other mission-aligned work.
Questions from schools
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Classroom Connections
Scientists + organizations
Help real-world science travel further.
Companies, foundations, research organizations, conservation organizations and aligned partners can help expand Explorer, scientist participation, Classroom Connections, educational resources, field storytelling, scientific collections and larger initiatives.