Blog: Citizen Science Projects, People, and Perspectives
By Anna Funk, Jul 01, 2022
SciStarter is more than just a place for you to find or share opportunities to turn curiosity into impact. Whether you’re a volunteer looking for new projects to try out, the leader of a project seeking participants or a facilitator who wants to introduce citizen science to your community, we’ve got you covered! For Citizen … Read more “How to Make the Most of SciStarter (As a Citizen Scientist, Project Leader or Educator)”
Categories: About Us, Affiliate Tools
By Anna Funk, Mar 08, 2022
Citizen science empowers people of all backgrounds, ages and education levels to participate in real science research happening around the world. And it’s easy to get started! There are lots of fun ways you can get involved. In case you’re not sure where to start, we’ve compiled a few resources that will give you an … Read more “Citizen Science 101”
Categories: About Us, Citizen Science, Field Guide to Citizen Science
By Anna Funk, Mar 07, 2022
Science makes the world go round. It’s what brought us modern medicine, clean water and the technologies in our homes and in our pockets. And more and more, the pursuit of science is all about information. Sometimes, scientists need more information than they can collect on their own. Medical researchers want more information about people’s … Read more “How to Be a Citizen Scientist: A Beginner’s Guide”
Categories: About Us, Citizen Science, Citizen Science Month
By SciStarter Team, Jul 25, 2020
Lists are designed to support educators, parent-teachers, community organizers and other facilitators seeking real-world STEM curriculum supplements. … Read more
Categories: About Us, Affiliate Tools, SciStarter News, Tools
By SciStarter Team, Jun 23, 2020
Darlene Cavalier, the Founder of SciStarter, has been named a National Geographic Fellow and Explorer. Darlene Cavalier is a professor of practice at Arizona State University’s School for the Future of Innovation in Society. Professor Cavalier is the founder of SciStarter (a popular citizen science portal and research platform connecting millions of people to real science they … Read more “Darlene Cavalier, founder of SciStarter, named National Geographic Explorer and Fellow”
Categories: About Us, Citizen Science
By Caroline Nickerson, Apr 14, 2020
This April, #CitSciMonth is from home. About Citizen Science Month Citizen Science projects can be done from virtually anywhere, making these fun activities easy to join while maintaining safe social distancing. Although many people were planning to host in-person events, due to COVID-19 these events have either been cancelled or changed to virtual events. Check … Read more “Spreading the Word about Citizen Science Month”
Categories: About Us, Citizen Science Month
By Caroline Nickerson, May 16, 2019
From March 13-17, the Citizen Science Association hosted their biennial conference, “Growing our Family Tree,” in Raleigh, North Carolina. The conference was referred to as #CitSci2019 on social media. The SciStarter team came together to attend various events, give presentations, hatch new ideas with potential collaborators, and celebrate citizen science. Below are selected reflections and … Read more “The SciStarter Team Reflects on the Citizen Science Association Conference”
Categories: About Us, Citizen Science Conference, Citizen Science Day, Citizen Science News, Events
By Dan Stanton,
It all changed the moment Dorothy pushed open the door and stepped out of her house. What a wondrous world – full of color, interesting people, challenges, and opportunities. I am having a hard time describing my experience at the #CitSci2019 Conference in Raleigh, NC, and that is the best I can do. I’ve been … Read more “CitSci2019: Dorothy, Toto, and Me”
Categories: About Us, Citizen Science, Citizen Science Day
By Caroline Nickerson, May 02, 2019
SciStarter and Science Connected are partnering to produce a new blog platform: Citizen Science Connected. Citizen science is a way for regular people to do real research, and the Citizen Science Connected platform is a place to tell those stories. The fields that citizen science advances are diverse: ecology, astronomy, medicine, psychology, linguistics, genetics, engineering, … Read more “Citizen Science Connected”
Categories: About Us, In the News
By Caroline Nickerson, Apr 19, 2019
Citizen Science is a podcast from SciStarter. This show spotlights the many different ways that individuals and communities are exploring and changing the world around them through public participation in science. Episodes feature conversations between project developers and volunteers, with subjects ranging from climate change to biodiversity to Alzheimer’s research to community science projects focused … Read more “SciStarter Releases New Podcast Series: Citizen Science”
Categories: About Us, Citizen Science, Citizen Science Day, Project Profile
