Blog: Citizen Science Projects, People, and Perspectives
By Lily Bui, Apr 07, 2014
April is the month for science festivals. Join the SciStarter team at a festival near you later on this month — bring yourselves, and we’ll bring the citizen science! Cambridge Science Festival Friday, April 18 – Sunday, April 27 Come check out the diverse spectrum of citizen science projects out there! On April 19th during … Read more “Science Festivals and Hack Days!”
Categories: Citizen Science, Events, hackfest
By Lily Bui, Mar 07, 2014
This is a citizen science webinar opportunity from CitSci.org. Greetings from CitSci.org! Please join us for our sixth “Feature Friday” webinar. These webinars invite you to offer your ideas and thoughts about improvements to CitSci.org. The first Friday of each month these webinars will focus on a specific topic / feature of CitSci.org. We will demonstrate how to … Read more “CitSci.org “Feature Friday” Webinar on 3/7/14: Viewing Data: Observation list and Map”
Categories: Citizen Science, Events
By Sheetal R. Modi, Mar 05, 2014
Count and protect migrating amphibians. Help salamanders cross the road at night with the Salamander Crossing Brigades. Citizen science after hours…here are some citizen science projects you can do at night. Springtime means that love is in the air. Bees are buzzing, birds are chirping, animals are mating–and salamanders want to do it too. That is, if … Read more “Why Did the Salamander Cross the Road?”
Categories: Animals, Biology, Citizen Science, Events, Nature & Outdoors
By Lily Bui, Mar 03, 2014
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Categories: Biology, Events
By Lily Bui, Feb 27, 2014
A synopsis of and key takeaways from the Citizen Cyberscience Summit 2014 in London As some of you may already know, SciStarter presented at the Citizen Cyberscience Summit in London this past weekend (2/20 to 2/22). In a nutshell, the conference was a place where a multitude of organizations and groups could convene to discuss … Read more “The Citizen Cyberscience Summit: Science for all, and all for science”
Categories: Citizen Science, hackfest
By Lily Bui, Feb 14, 2014
Science for all, and all for science. SciStarter will be presenting at the Citizen Cyberscience Summit in London this upcoming week from February 20 to 22nd. There, a multitude of organizations and groups will convene to discuss the most pertinent issues regarding citizen science today and for the future. Take a look at the sessions … Read more “SciStarter at the Citizen Cyberscience Summit 2014!”
Categories: Citizen Science, Events
By Carolyn Graybeal, Feb 10, 2014
Last Wednesday was the first annual Federal STEM Volunteer Fair. A joint effort by the Department of Energy and the Office of Personnel Management, the event’s mission is to encourage federal workers and the broader Washington, D.C. community to engage in volunteer opportunities that advance STEM education. This is, of course, right up SciStarter’s alley, … Read more “SciStarter at the First Annual Federal STEM Fair”
Categories: Citizen Science, Events
By Lily Bui, Jan 15, 2014
Are you looking for a way to include citizen science in your teaching but not sure where to start? NEON’s Citizen Science Academy (CSA) is a new professional development resource designed to help educators successfully engage learners in key aspects of citizen science from making observations and measurements, to visualization, and more. NEON’s CSA offers facilitated, … Read more “Experience NEON’s Citizen Science Academy Online”
Categories: Citizen Science, Science Education Standards, Workshops
By Lily Bui, Jan 09, 2014
CitSci.org will be planning a “Feature Friday” webinar where you, as members of the growing citizen science community, are invited to offer your ideas and thoughts about improvements to CitSci.org. Their team will demonstrate how to use the website feature and take feedback. The January webinar will focus on “What’s Being Measured,” and this discussion … Read more “Webinar: “What’s Being Measured on CitSci.org: Creating Organism and Site Attributes””
Categories: Citizen Science, Events, Workshops
By Lily Bui, Dec 05, 2013
This is a webinar opportunity from our friends at CitSci.org. Details below! Greetings from CitSci.org! We are pleased to announce our December “Feature Friday” webinar where you, as members of the growing CitSci.org community, are invited to offer your ideas and thoughts about improvements to CitSci.org. The first Friday of each month these webinars will … Read more “CitSci.org Webinar on 12/6/13 : Building Datasheets”
Categories: Citizen Science, Events, Workshops