Blog: Citizen Science Projects, People, and Perspectives
By Darlene Cavalier, Oct 02, 2018
Dear citizen science project leaders! I am writing to invite you to join more than 50 citizen science project leaders who have already connected to a global hub through National Science Foundation-supported digital tools known as “SciStarter Affiliate Tools”. The digital tools are designed for projects registered on SciStarter (projects on SciStarter are shared with other … Read more “Invitation to connect your project to a global citizen science hub”
Categories: Citizen Science, Workshops
By Caroline Nickerson, Sep 10, 2018
Check out iCivics’ Democracy at Play challenge! National Constitution Week is September 17-22. To celebrate, we are partnering with iCivics, the nation’s leading provider of civic education, to help America raise its game. The Constitution is the heart of our democracy, but how well do we really know the rights it guarantees? Let’s find out. We’re … Read more “Democracy At Play – Constitution Day Challenge”
Categories: Education, Events, Gaming, Other
By Lea Shell,
Think science is all work and no play? Try your hand at these four citizen science projects and advance scientific research while you play games! Cheers! The SciStarter Team
Categories: Alzheimers, Citizen Science, Computers & Technology, Featured Projects, Webinar, Workshop Affiliate Tools, Workshops
By Catherine Price, Aug 31, 2018
SciStarter, the Citizen Science Association, and the Citizen Science Day Working Group are excited to announce Citizen Science Day on Saturday, April 13, 2019! The fourth annual Citizen Science Day celebrates and raises awareness about the amazing volunteers, projects, and scientific breakthroughs that are part of citizen science, encourages new people to get involved, and … Read more “Save the Date: Citizen Science Day returns on April 13, 2019”
Categories: About Us, Citizen Science, Citizen Science News, Events, In the News, National Citizen Science Day, SciStarter News
By Caroline Nickerson, Aug 07, 2018
On August 1, 2, and 3, MIT Media Lab and several other sponsors hosted the first iteration of the annual Connected Learning Summit. I attended this conference to support my SciStarter colleague, Lea Shell, who absolutely ROCKED her “ignite” talk at the close of the conference. But as I attended each successive day of the … Read more “Connected Learning Summit”
Categories: Citizen Science, Citizen Science News, Events, SciStarter News
By Caroline Nickerson, Jul 27, 2018
Do you live in Mexico, the United States, or Canada? Then starting tomorrow, you can join in the second International Monarch Monitoring Blitz. From July 28 to August 5, it’s time for #MissionMonarch. By joining in on the Blitz, you help identify the monarch butterfly’s breeding sites, a task essential to its survival. You can … Read more “Join #MissionMonarch”
Categories: Biology, Citizen Science, Citizen Science News, CitSci Research, Ecology & Environment, Events, Nature & Outdoors, Project Profile
By Caroline Nickerson, Jul 20, 2018
Tomorrow, on Saturday, July 21, Moth Week will commence! Running until Sunday, July 29, Moth Week is a way for people of all ages all around the world to come together to celebrate the beauty, life cycles, and habitats of moths. These self-described “Moth-ers” are in fact citizen scientists, as one of the key missions … Read more “Join a National Moth Week Event Near You!”
Categories: Apps, Citizen Science, Citizen Science News, Education, Events
By Caroline Nickerson, Jul 16, 2018
Last week, on Monday, July 9, Darlene Cavalier, the founder of SciStarter and Science Cheerleader and a Professor of Practice at Arizona State University, presented on a panel at a American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) event. The panel was part of a larger two-day conference hosted by ASEE for engineering communicators. The panel was … Read more “ASEE Panel: STEM Communication”
Categories: Citizen Science, Events, SciStarter News
By Caroline Nickerson, Jun 15, 2018
Over the past few months, members of the SciStarter team have been working around the country to share new citizen science projects at science festivals. It’s been so much fun to join others excited about science and get a chance to meet some of you! Organizing a science festival is a labor of love, fueled … Read more “Science Festivals: Report from the Front Lines”
Categories: Citizen Science, Citizen Science News, Events, Other, Science Cheerleaders, SciFests, SciStarter News, USA Science and Engineering Festival
By Darlene Cavalier, Apr 27, 2018
Looking for something to do this weekend? There are more than FIFTY citizen science events taking place today through Sunday. Among them, the City Nature Challenge and the citizen science at the Philadelphia Science Festival’s Carnival on the Ben Franklin Parkway! Check out SciStarter’s April event calendar to find something near you.
Categories: Events, SciFests