SciStarter LIVE

SciStarter LIVE! Science we can do together. Live webinar.

SciStarter LIVE is an informal web series, where we go LIVE and work through a citizen science project. You’ll have opportunities to hear from project leaders, get your questions answered, hang out with the SciStarter team and more. Just join us on Zoom or watch the live stream on SciStarter’s Facebook page. All events are recorded and shared with registrants after the event. Scroll down to see our upcoming events and recordings from past weeks. 

Tune in on Tuesdays from 2-3pm Eastern!

You can now register for all of our scheduled SciStarter LIVE events at https://SciStarter.org/go/LIVE! Bookmark this link for easy access.

Upcoming SciStarter LIVE dates

FEBRUARY 2025

LIVE on February 13th, 2025 – Camera Trap Citizen Science for Your Classroom! Bring real-world science into your classroom with this exciting professional development webinar for educators from SciStarter, PocketLab, and Instant Wild. Discover how to engage your students in citizen science, empowering them to contribute to real scientific research. You’ll also learn how to integrate projects into your lessons just in time for Citizen Science Month. Register: https://hubs.ly/Q030ZYyW0

LIVE on February 18th, 2025 – Invasive Species Awareness Week – How you can help! Join us for a special SciStarter LIVE event leading up to Invasive Species Awareness Week! We’ll be joined by Mitchell O’Neill, Project Manager of iMapInvasives, to explore the impact of invasive species and how you can take action to protect local ecosystems. Are you involved in invasive species removal? We want to hear from you! This event is also an opportunity to share your experiences, strategies, and insights so others can learn from your work. Don’t miss this interactive discussion on tackling invasive species together! Register: https://scistarter.org/go/LIVE-ISAW2025

LIVE on February 25th, 2025 – How Household Slime Could Help the Planet (The Extremophile Campaign) Join us to explore “The Extremophile Campaign: In Your Home,” a citizen science project searching for unique, CO2-gobbling microbes hiding in household slime and gunk! Learn how you can participate, collect samples, and contribute to cutting-edge research on carbon capture—no lab coat required! Register: https://scistarter.org/go/LIVE-CO2-Gobbling

In case you missed it:

What does it mean to be cool? NASA scientists have the answer! Five project teams joined us last year to explore the science of all things cool and cold, from snow and ice to the frozen frontiers of space. This winter, explore into their fascinating research, share your own observations, and help advance science. Watch now on YouTube.

Get Ready for Frog Watching Season! FrogWatch USA kicks off this February, and it’s time to get involved in monitoring and protecting native frog species near you! Watch our exclusive interview with the project leader to learn how you can contribute to this nationwide citizen science program. Whether you’re an educator, nature enthusiast, or just curious about our froggy friends, this webinar will guide you on how to make a meaningful impact while exploring the sounds of your local wetlands. Watch now on YouTube.

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Check back soon for updates on events! Events are subject to change.  Share event topic ideas by sending an email to info@SciStarter.org.

You can now register for all of our scheduled SciStarter LIVE events at https://SciStarter.org/go/LIVE! Bookmark this link for easy access.

Preparing for the event

You don’t have to prepare anything to attend a SciStarter LIVE event, just come as you are! But to make the most of your experience, we recommend signing up and logging in to your SciStarter account.

Just getting started? Watch our two-minute video on How to make a SciStarter account:

We also recommend trying out the project(s) that will be featured that week. That way, if you run into any snags, need any help or just have fun questions for the project leaders in attendance, you’ll be ready! You’ll find details about the featured projects once we’re closer to the event.

The LIVE Archive

Didn’t make it to the main event? That’s okay, you can find recordings of each of our past SciStarter LIVE events on our SciStarter YouTube channel.

Looking for “Do NASA Science LIVE?”

Find more information on past events and stay tuned for what’s next on the Do NASA Science LIVE Homepage!

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