Table 4. Support received from research teams.

Identified themes	Sub-themes	Examples
Resources	1) Resources from citizen science programs (kits, identification guides, teaching resources);	"I have used resources created by [anonymised project name] in my classroom and online learning"; "Current flora and fauna data of ecosystems from council".
	2) Resources from councils or industry (guides, brochures, lists, kits);
	3) Online resources (videos, lesson plans, information sheets);
	4) Information from Visitor Centres;
	5) Training from a citizen science project (online or in school, webinar).
Curriculum mapping	Co-created citizen science project	"I worked alongside the [anonymised project name] to develop a citizen science project for our year 9s"
Collaboration	1) Scientists-students’ interactions (citizen science facilitators or researchers coming to schools or collaborating with the teacher);	"We had the scientist behind the [anonymised project name] visit the school."; "Regular engagement and correspondence with other citizen scientists"
	2) Regular engagement with other citizen scientists.