Groundwater fed streams, which do not predictably freeze during winter, are home to a specialized community of aquatic insects that grow, develop, and emerge as reproductively active adults. However, studies of winter active insects are under-represented in the literature, and the phenomenon of winter-active insects is not well known. Bugs Below Zero, an interdisciplinary, grant-supported effort, aims to enhance the understanding of winter-active insects and their role in stream food webs. One educational strategy implemented by the BBZ team is a community science program that encourages community members and classrooms to search local stream banks for winter-active insects. Participants then submit their findings, including data documenting presence and abundance of winter-active taxa as well as documentation of specific behaviors observed. This talk highlights the BBZ community science program and discusses incorporation of data collection activities in both undergraduate biology and science education courses. We discuss benefits of including community science in the classroom as well as student impressions.