ESC Lesson Extension

Neighborhood Nature

Neighborhood Nature is a video series from the Naturalists at the SFUSD Environmental Science Center at Fort Funston. Created for SF Loves Learning.

SF Loves Learning is a one-hour educational television show created by SFUSD in partnership with KTVU, especially for PreK-2nd grade students in San Francisco.

Watch our episodes below or find them on our Science Department YouTube channel

Episode 1: Red-tailed hawks

Episode 2: Redwood trees

Episode 3: Red-Eared Sliders

Episode 4: Ice Plant

Episode 5: Ravens

Episode 6: Coyote Brush

Episode 7: Raccoons

Episode 8: Tule Reed

Episode 9: Squirrels

Episode 10: Banana Slugs

Episode 11: Ceanothus

Episode 12: Slender Salamanders

Episode 13: Crabbing

Episode 14: Great Blue Heron

Episode 15: Sagebrush

Episode 16: Western Gulls

Episode 17: Eco-center at Heron's Head Park

Episode 18: Monterey Cypress Trees

Episode 19: Anna's Hummingbird

Episode 20: Neighborhood Nature Naturalist: Jerry

Episode 21: Neighborhood Nature Naturalist: Marina

Episode 22: Neighborhood Nature Naturalist: Jesse

Scientific Sketching

Scientific sketching is a way for anyone to practice using their observation skills by recording a sketch of something that they found in their environment. You don't have to be good at drawing to create a scientific sketch. Watch our videos on making your own science notebook and how to create a scientific sketch.