Blog: Citizen Science Projects, People, and Perspectives
By SciStarter Team, Mar 29, 2023
The year’s biggest citizen science celebration is just around the corner! April 1 marks the start of Citizen Science Month, an annual event from SciStarter and partners. Citizen Science is a global movement that involves people from all walks of life in real science that matters to them. Each April, scientists, facilitators, citizen science project … Read more “April is Citizen Science Month! Here’s How to Get Involved”
Categories: Citizen Science Month
By Bob Hirshon, Mar 28, 2023
Each spring, billions of amphibians, just like millions of college students, decide that it would be a good time for frenetic, uninhibited and potentially dangerous sexual escapades. They emerge from their forest burrows/dorms and, in an effort to overwhelm potential predators and/or parents/local law enforcement, they travel en masse to predetermined locations and go wild. … Read more “Frogs and Salamanders Need Your Help”
Categories: Other
By SciStarter Team, Mar 04, 2023
The Girl Scouts have teamed up with SciStarter to invite everyone to plant, protect and honor trees. Trees conserve water, reduce air pollution, improve wildlife habitats, and contribute to climate change solutions. Below, you’ll find the Girl Scout Tree Promise citizen science projects you can do to protect and honor trees. Cheers, The SciStarter Team
Categories: Citizen Science Month, Ecology & Environment, Environment, Girl Scouts, Nature & Outdoors
By Amit Sultan, Feb 27, 2023
This is an update to a research project led by the AI and Data Science Lab of Kobi Gal at Ben-Gurion University. Many researchers rely on SciStarter to support their research. Find examples here. In 2019, the AI and Data Science Lab of Kobi Gal at Ben-Gurion University began a research collaboration with SciStarter to … Read more “Customized Project Recommendations on SciStarter”
Categories: Other, SciStarter News
By Emma Giles, Feb 23, 2023
Imagine a world in which students learn science and solve problems through contributing to real research with the help of a teacher’s guiding hand. In this world, students build confidence in collecting and identifying data, experience the scientific method through play, and participate in real research. Lucky for the students in Broward County Public Schools … Read more “Teachers Take on Citizen Science to Enhance Problem-Based Learning”
Categories: Education, Events
By SciStarter Team, Feb 21, 2023
SciStarter provides free resources for all of our members, from customized Dashboards for citizen scientists to custom insights for project leaders. We highlight five popular resources here – for volunteers, project leaders, researchers and facilitators (including educators and librarians). And don’t forget our partner Science Near Me, which makes it easy to find science opportunities … Read more “How to make the most of SciStarter.org”
Categories: About Us, Affiliate Tools, Citizen Science, Citizen Science Month, Do-It-Yourself, Education, Library, Tools
By Bob Hirshon, Feb 13, 2023
For Valentine’s Day, we’re delving into the romance of citizen science which, at first glance, might not appear to require much delving. But at second glance, you’ll realize that citizen science is possibly the most romantic endeavor imaginable! Then at third glance, you might say, “nah, what was I thinking?” But then– stay with me … Read more “Citizen Science Is For Lovers!”
Categories: Other
By SciStarter Team, Feb 03, 2023
On Sunday, February 12, the Philadelphia Eagles will face the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LVII in Phoenix, AZ! Below, find ways to learn about eagles (and other birds) from almost anywhere; and discover where to check out a free kit from libraries in Missouri (Kansas City is in Missouri after all) … Read more “Eagles vs. Chiefs: The sky is the limit!”
Categories: Affiliate Tools, Animals, Apps, Biology, Birds, Citizen Science, Citizen Science Month, Climate & Weather, Science Cheerleaders
By Anna Funk, Jan 30, 2023
Katreen Wikstrom Jones’ strongest memories from her winters growing up in Stockholm, Sweden are building snow tunnels on her porch. For the past ten years, Wikstrom Jones has been in Alaska, working for the state as a cryosphere hazard scientist. She originally got into snow science because she loves skiing, she says, and today snow … Read more “From Backcountry to Backyard: Community Snow Observations Wants Your Snow Depth Measurements”
Categories: Climate & Weather
By Bob Hirshon, Jan 22, 2023
Whenever you’re out frolicking in a winter wonderland, why not take a frolicking break every now and then to measure snow depth for your friends at the Community Snow Observations project? Your observations will help them verify data obtained from satellites and other remote sensing tools, and also fill in both spatial and temporal gaps … Read more “Science in the Snow Audio and Video Podcast”
Categories: Apps, Citizen Science, Climate & Weather, Ecology & Environment, Environment, Featured Projects, Geology & Earth Sciences, Nature & Outdoors, Ocean & Water, videos
