Blog: Citizen Science Projects, People, and Perspectives
SciStarter is more than just a place to find projects and events that need your help — it’s also a hub for Project Leaders and Facilitators to gain insights into their volunteers and projects, learn new skills and engage with the community. The SciStarter website has a number of tools and resources for Project Leaders … Read more “SciStarter Resources for Project Leaders & Facilitators”
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Our friends, the Unique Mappers Network of Nigeria, are hosting their State of the Map: Nigeria Conference from October 11-14. Consider attending in-person in Nigeria or online. We have published this post to celebrate their work! They contributed more to these projects than any other volunteer group. SciStarter is proud to support the conference as … Read more “Volunteers worldwide mapped environmental problems. Here’s how you can join them”
Categories: Climate & Weather, Environment, Events
Think your backyard is filled with just plants and animals? Think again! Fungi, which comprise an entirely different kingdom of the natural world, can be found everywhere in nature. These hardy, surprising organisms carry out crucial processes on Earth, like recycling dead organic matter. Even so, fungi are still wildly understudied compared to plants and … Read more “Put the Fun in Fungi with SciStarter This Fall!”
Categories: Biology, Ecology & Environment, Education, Nature & Outdoors
On April 8, 2024, millions of people along a wide swath of territory running from Durango, Mexico up to Toronto, Canada will be waiting to experience an amazing total solar eclipse– the last one in North America until 2045. While they wait, they will be pacing around impatiently with nothing much to do. You on … Read more “Get a Jump on the Heliophysics Big Year”
Categories: Astronomy & Space, Citizen Science, Geology & Earth Sciences, Physics
The way you describe your citizen science project can have a big impact on whether people decide to join in or not. Think of a project description like an elevator pitch: it should be brief, to the point, and clearly lay out the what, why and how for anyone browsing through SciStarter (or any other … Read more “How to Write a Great Citizen Science Project Description”
Categories: CitSci Research
As fall begins across the Northern Hemisphere, hundreds of millions of birds are preparing for a journey that can take them thousands of miles to warmer climates near the equator. These fall migrations are both a simple fact of life for many avian species, and an epic adventure that takes them halfway across the globe. … Read more “Fall Nighttime Migrations Can Be Deadly for Birds. Help Keep Them Safe With These Simple Actions”
Categories: Animals, Birds, Nature & Outdoors
Think science is all work and no play? Celebrate National Video Games Day (September 12th) by helping scientists uncover meaningful information on important topics while simply playing games on your computer or cell phone! Want to learn more about how gaming can help science? Read more about the mechanics of data collection and analysis through … Read more “Help scientists by playing these 5 video games (seriously!)”
Categories: Citizen Science, Gaming
For scientists studying the Sun, solar eclipses offer rare opportunities to do important research, like studying how the Sun’s corona, or outermost atmosphere, behaves. If you’re planning on being in the viewing path (see map below!) for an upcoming eclipse, you can collect and share important eclipse data with these five citizen science projects! And … Read more “Get Ready for the Eclipse With Citizen Science!”
Categories: Astronomy & Space, Citizen Science
We’re in the dog days of summer, and National Dog Day is August 26. You and your pup can celebrate by doing a little science together (that’s right!) … and help researchers in the process. Don’t have a dog? Don’t worry, we’ve got a few canine-related projects you can do, no pets required. Want a … Read more “Do Science With, and For, Your Dog!”
Categories: Animals, Citizen Science, Ecology & Environment, Education
Huskies are independent, terriers are protective, retrievers are playful, greyhounds are aloof — every dog breed has its stereotype. But dog owners come to know that their own pup, be it a purebred poodle or a floppy-eared mutt, has its own unique personality. And with dozens of dog breeds and countless hybrids between them, the … Read more “With One Citizen Science Survey, C-BARQ is Fueling Years of Research Into Dogs”
Categories: Animals, Citizen Science
