Blog: Citizen Science Projects, People, and Perspectives
By Lea Shell, Apr 13, 2018
We’ve got a big weekend coming up for science! Not only is Citizen Science Day on April 14th, it’s also the March for Science and we’re also preparing for the City Nature Challenge! We’ve pulled together a long list of projects you could do in a city, so there’s something for everyone! So, plan your weekend now and find a Citizen … Read more “Citizen Science in the City”
Categories: Birds, Citizen Science, Climate & Weather, Computers & Technology, Ecology & Environment, Events, Featured Projects, Insects, National Citizen Science Day, Nature & Outdoors, Newsletter
By Lea Shell, Apr 02, 2018
Our editors picked five projects you can do in your garden. Learn more about your garden while advancing important scientific research. Learn how, below. AND….Citizen Science Day is April 14th! Find, join or host an event near you to celebrate the awesomeness of citizen science! Cheers, The SciStarter Team
Categories: Animals, Biology, Citizen Science, Climate & Weather, Ecology & Environment, Featured Projects, Insects, Nature & Outdoors, Newsletter, SciFests, SciStarter News, USA Science and Engineering Festival
By Lea Shell, Feb 12, 2018
Together, you can participate in any of these projects centered around the heart, love and care. Cheers! The SciStarter Team
Categories: Biology, Citizen Science, Featured Projects, Geology & Earth Sciences, Nature & Outdoors, Ocean & Water
By Darlene Cavalier, Jan 05, 2018
Did you know that forecasters rely on YOU to help accurately predict snow storms, floods, droughts and extreme weather conditions? … Read more
Categories: Citizen Science, Climate & Weather, Nature & Outdoors
By Kristin Butler, Oct 24, 2017
Editor’s Note: Today starts the beginning of Bat Week and there are many opportunities for citizen scientists to get involved. Below, we have reposted an article from 2015 on the popular online project Bat Detective. Want to support more bat projects? Check out SciStarter to find a list of fun possibilities.
Categories: Bats, Citizen Science, Nature & Outdoors, Project Profile
By Catherine Price, Jun 27, 2017
What are plants trying to tell us? Take a moment to look at and listen to the plants around you. Are they blooming earlier than usual? Are they playing host to pollinators? Do you know their names? Summer is finally here and the plants in our yards, parks, and schools are probably in full bloom. … Read more “Could you be a plant whisperer?”
Categories: Citizen Science, Nature & Outdoors, Newsletter
By Jenny Cutraro, Jan 25, 2017
Join Jojo and her family counting bats as citizen scientists in the soon-to-be-released book Bat Count: A Citizen Science Story! You can read — and listen to — a free digital review copy today. The story, written by Philadelphia-area author Anna Forrester and illustrated by Susan Detwiler, encourages kids to get involved in citizen science and make it their … Read more “Bat Count: A Citizen Science Story”
Categories: Animals, Bats, Citizen Science, EarthSchool, Nature & Outdoors, Other
By Russ Campbell, Jan 21, 2017
I grew up in Fishtown, Philadelphia, an inner city grid of red-brick row homes, corner bars, candy shops, and barely-breathing factories. Fishtown was not known for its wildlife. There were birds. A wide variety, if two counts as a wide variety: big birds (pigeons) and small birds (sparrows). There were cats and an occasional dog … Read more “And the Squirrels Were Merry”
Categories: Animals, Citizen Science, Nature & Outdoors, Other
By Russ Campbell, Oct 26, 2016
Carl Sandburg Home National Historical Site stretches over 246 rolling acres in Flat Rock, N.C. The writer and poet Sandburg moved to the property in 1945 for the solitude the natural landscape provides. Today, it is a place where nature, science, and creativity intertwine. Five miles of trails meander throughout the site – some leisurely … Read more “The Poetry of Science at the Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site”
Categories: Citizen Science, Climate & Weather, Nature & Outdoors, Project Profile
By Sharman Apt Russell, Oct 11, 2016
We tend to think of famine in human terms. But animal populations also experience wide-spread hunger, and the hundreds of emaciated young seals and sea lions stranded on California beaches in the past year were a poignant example. Fortunately, a large team of citizen scientists at The Marine Mammal Center—an animal hospital and research institute … Read more “Saving California’s Seals and Sea Lions”
Categories: Animals, Citizen Science, Nature & Outdoors, Ocean & Water, Project Profile
