Blog: Citizen Science Projects, People, and Perspectives
By Jenna Lang, Nov 19, 2013
We’ve updated and reposted this Thanksgiving Day treat, from Lily Bui! Dig into this serving of Thanksgiving projects with your friends and family! Western Monarch Thanksgiving Count Help researchers take census of winter Monarch butterflies. Count Monarchs in colonies, during the mornings around Thanksgiving. Get started! Thanksgiving Day Western Bird Count Help monitor winter bird … Read more “A Fabulous Menu of Citizen Science for Thanksgiving”
Categories: Animals, Biology, Birds, Citizen Science, Nature & Outdoors
By Jenna Lang, Nov 04, 2013
We’ve synthesized a list of five musical citizen science projects. Fine tune your brain while contributing to research! Perfect Pitch Test Do you have absolute pitch, the ability to identify or recreate a musical note without any reference? If so, researchers at the Perfect Pitch Test need your help. Get started! #Hooked Imagine listening … Read more “Music Lovers Take Note: Citizen Science Music Projects!”
Categories: Citizen Science
By Jenna Lang, Oct 10, 2013
Drag your bones on over to our favorite, spooky research projects just in time for Halloween. Where is my Spider? Share your photos of spiders. When we understand where spiders are living today, we will be better able to predict what may happen to spiders and agriculture in the future. Get started! Zombee Watch … Read more “Bats, Bones, Zombees! Five macabre citizen science projects for Halloween.”
Categories: Animals, Astronomy & Space, Citizen Science, Ecology & Environment, Insects, Nature & Outdoors
By Jenna Lang, Sep 27, 2013
Tired of watching the kids race home from school just to play video games for hours? One-up them and make a significant contribution to science while YOU play games. (Warning: The kids might like these, too!) EyeWire EyeWire is a citizen science project aimed at mapping the neural connections of the retina. All you have … Read more “Fun and Games Until Someone Maps an Eye (Neuron): Citizen Science Games”
Categories: Citizen Science, Computers & Technology, Gaming, Nature & Outdoors, Newsletter, Science Education Standards
By Jenna Lang, Sep 12, 2013
Trees provide us with oxygen, shade, and that calming rustle on an evening hike. Now, they’re also providing the opportunity to do some citizen science! Here is our round-up of tree-related citizen science projects that you can go out on a limb to participate in! Treezilla Treezilla is a mapping project based in Great Britain … Read more “Citizen Science Does Grow on Trees!”
Categories: Citizen Science, Ecology & Environment, Nature & Outdoors
By Jenna Lang, Sep 03, 2013
Here at SciStarter, we’re learning something new every day. Last month, when we featured the World Water Monitoring Challenge as a great citizen science project for the classroom, we learned about World Water Monitoring Day. This is celebrated on September 18th and brings people together from around the globe to help keep an eye on our … Read more “Water, Water, Everywhere (and Water Projects Too!)”
Categories: Climate & Weather, Ecology & Environment, Nature & Outdoors, Ocean & Water
By Jenna Lang,
We’ve scooped up a handful of water quality monitoring projects for you this week. Dive right in – is the water fine? Believe it or not, this list is just the tip of the iceberg, so to speak. SciStarter has an even bigger pool of water-related projects in our database. Take a look! Creek Freaks Whenever … Read more “Submerse Yourself in Citizen Science!”
Categories: Citizen Science
By Jenna Lang, Aug 20, 2013
SciStarter goes back to school! Our Project Finder is full of citizen science projects perfect for the classroom. Many include additional teaching materials. We highlight 10 here that can be used in the classroom, as homework assignments, or as after school family activities across a variety of subjects and age groups. Project Budburst Participating in Project BudBurst, … Read more “We’re Taking Citizen Science Back to School!”
Categories: Citizen Science
