Public Field Archive · Ages 6–11

Free Activities & Field Guides

Thoughtful, screen-free investigations for curious children and the grown-ups exploring beside them. Each briefing turns an ordinary outdoor moment into a small adventure with a clear purpose.

Observe · Explore · Protect

Latest dispatches

Choose a field briefing.

No classroom setup. No guilt lectures. Just useful activities that build curiosity, confidence and connection with the living world.

New BriefingFIELD FILE // OCEAN-12

Ocean & shore

12 Screen-Free Ocean Activities for Kids Ages 6–11

Rock-pool investigations, sound maps, current experiments and ocean-protection missions for the beach, backyard or kitchen table.

Open the ocean field guide
Field TestedFIELD FILE // NATURE-07

Backyard, park or walk

7 Screen-Free Nature Activities for Kids

Low-prep observation missions using colour, sound, biodiversity, micro-habitats and one-species field files.

Open the nature field guide
Evidence FileRESEARCH // AGENT-01

Research behind the missions

Why We Make Kids the Agents

See the peer-reviewed research informing GSA’s use of story, achievable action, hands-on discovery and parent–child participation.

Open the research briefing

First assignment

Ready for a complete secret mission?

Claim the free nine-page Nature Signal mission, make a secret agent code name and begin a real-world investigation. A grown-up enters the email address.