Our "Network Picks" are sets of modules specially selected and annotated by the NCEP community—staff, experts, and educators like yourself! Sets may focus on a theme or type of module—for example, climate change or field-based exercises—or can simply be a collection of favorites. Set curators provide a brief overview of each module or component and how they can be used together in the classroom, or for curriculum development.

If you are interested in contributing to Network Picks, please email us at ncep@amnh.org.

Network Picks

Biodiversity Basics

4 modules

This curated set brings together NCEP's foundational modules—the biodiversity "basics."
Biodiversity is the variety of life on Earth at all its levels, from genes to ecosystems, and the ecological and evolutionary processes that susta...

Ecosystem Services

4 modules

No matter where you live, you rely on goods and services supplied by natural ecosystems. The resources and processes provided by ecosystems are known as “ecosystem services”, a term brought to prominence by the Lessons in Conservat...

Lessons in Conservation: Student Learning Issue

8 modules

This set features the modules highlighted in the Student Learning Issue of our journal, Lessons in Conse...

Lessons in Conservation: Studio Issue

4 modules

This set features the modules highlighted in the Studio Issue of our online journal, Lessons in Conserva...

Lessons in Conservation: Water Issue

4 modules

This set features the modules highlighted in the Water Issue of our journal, Lessons in Conservation...

Staff Favorites: Turtles!

3 modules

When I started grad school and had the opportunity to study bog turtles (one of the smallest and most threatened freshwater turtles in North America), I had never worked with a turtle (or even a reptile) species before. At the time, I didn'...

Network Picks

Biodiversity Basics

4 modules

This curated set brings together NCEP's foundational modules—the biodiversity "basics."
Biodiversity is the variety of life on Earth at all its levels, from genes to ecosystems, and the ecological and evolutionary processes that susta...

Ecosystem Services

4 modules

No matter where you live, you rely on goods and services supplied by natural ecosystems. The resources and processes provided by ecosystems are known as “ecosystem services”, a term brought to prominence by the Lessons in Conservat...

Lessons in Conservation: Student Learning Issue

8 modules

This set features the modules highlighted in the Student Learning Issue of our journal, Lessons in Conse...

Lessons in Conservation: Studio Issue

4 modules

This set features the modules highlighted in the Studio Issue of our online journal, Lessons in Conserva...

Lessons in Conservation: Water Issue

4 modules

This set features the modules highlighted in the Water Issue of our journal, Lessons in Conservation...

Staff Favorites: Turtles!

3 modules

When I started grad school and had the opportunity to study bog turtles (one of the smallest and most threatened freshwater turtles in North America), I had never worked with a turtle (or even a reptile) species before. At the time, I didn'...

Network Picks

Biodiversity Basics

4 modulesThis curated set brings together NCEP's foundational modules—the biodiversity "basics." Biodiversity is the variety of life on Earth at all its levels, from genes to ecosystems, and the ecological and evolutionary processes that susta...

Ecosystem Services

4 modulesNo matter where you live, you rely on goods and services supplied by natural ecosystems. The resources and processes provided by ecosystems are known as “ecosystem services”, a term brought to prominence by the Lessons in Conservat...

Lessons in Conservation: Student Learning Issue

8 modulesThis set features the modules highlighted in the Student Learning Issue of our journal, Lessons in Conse...

Lessons in Conservation: Studio Issue

4 modulesThis set features the modules highlighted in the Studio Issue of our online journal, Lessons in Conserva...

Lessons in Conservation: Water Issue

4 modulesThis set features the modules highlighted in the Water Issue of our journal, Lessons in Conservation...

Staff Favorites: Turtles!

3 modulesWhen I started grad school and had the opportunity to study bog turtles (one of the smallest and most threatened freshwater turtles in North America), I had never worked with a turtle (or even a reptile) species before. At the time, I didn'...

4 modules

This curated set brings together NCEP's foundational modules—the biodiversity "basics."
Biodiversity is the variety of life on Earth at all its levels, from genes to ecosystems, and the ecological and evolutionary processes that susta...

4 modules

No matter where you live, you rely on goods and services supplied by natural ecosystems. The resources and processes provided by ecosystems are known as “ecosystem services”, a term brought to prominence by the Lessons in Conservat...

8 modules

This set features the modules highlighted in the Student Learning Issue of our journal, Lessons in Conse...

4 modules

This set features the modules highlighted in the Studio Issue of our online journal, Lessons in Conserva...

4 modules

This set features the modules highlighted in the Water Issue of our journal, Lessons in Conservation...

3 modules

When I started grad school and had the opportunity to study bog turtles (one of the smallest and most threatened freshwater turtles in North America), I had never worked with a turtle (or even a reptile) species before. At the time, I didn'...