Blog: Citizen Science Projects, People, and Perspectives
By Erica Prange, Dec 04, 2016
At SciStarter, we aim to make it easy to find and join meaningful citizen science projects. Choose a location, activity, or topic to find appropriate adventures and learn more about the project and what tools (sensors, digital scales, rain gauges, etc) are needed to participate. But, for many projects and would-be participants, there are challenges … Read more “Making Citizen Science Tools Discoverable and Accessible”
Categories: ASU Citizen Science Maker Summit, Citizen Science, Citizen Science News, SciStarter News
By Eva Lewandowski, Dec 03, 2016
When most people think about citizen scientists, they tend to think of them as data collectors, volunteering their time to report wildlife sightings, gather microbe samples, or transcribe old weather reports. It’s true that data collection is the primary task of most citizen scientists, but many volunteers take their participation a step further by designing … Read more “Citizen Scientists, Citizen Educators”
Categories: Citizen Science, Education
By Editorial Team, Dec 01, 2016
Last week was Thanksgiving, and all of us at SciStarter contributed to a list of which citizen science projects we are most thankful for. Although a number of projects came to mind, one stood out for me because it actually pulled me into the field of citizen science. This was ten years ago, and at … Read more “Thankful for the Holidays and Citizen Science”
Categories: Citizen Science, Citizen Science News, Computers & Technology
By Catherine Price, Nov 28, 2016
Are you in the gift-giving mood? We have the best gift ideas for the citizen scientist in your life. KITS AND TOOLS SciStarter El Nino Kit: This all-in-one kit is everything you need to get started in NASA’s SMAP project with SciStarter. The kit can be a great gift for an outdoorsy family who is … Read more “SciStarter’s Citizen Science Gift Guide”
Categories: Citizen Science, Other
By Eva Lewandowski, Nov 22, 2016
As Thanksgiving approaches, the SciStarter team would like to take this opportunity to thank you for advancing so many fields of research this year. Below, the newsletter team shares projects we’re especially grateful for this year. And from SciStarter’s developers: Daniel Arbuckle: Einstein @Home Jonathan Brier: Personal Genome Project Steve Gano: Surfrider Foundation’s Blue Water Task Force, San … Read more “Projects We Are Thankful For”
Categories: Citizen Science, Newsletter
By Guest Contributor, Nov 17, 2016
By Lea Shell Middle school students are presented with a bucket of what, at first glance, looks like dirt. They pull handfuls onto their lab bench and carefully begin to sift. “I found a shark tooth!” one student exclaims, prompting the other students to peer more intently at their own piles. Before long, they see … Read more “Why it’s OK to fail: empowering students to discover”
Categories: Asking questions (for science) and defining problems (for engineering), Citizen Science, Constructing explanations (for science) and designing solutions (for engineering), EarthSchool, Education, Guest Contributor, Science Practices
By Editorial Team, Nov 10, 2016
Citizen Science about you. Contribute to research on sleeping, aging, and even your fidgeting habits. Something for everyone. Below, we highlight five fun projects that contribute to our understanding of the human race. Find more with the SciStarter Project Finder. Cheers! The SciStarter Team
Categories: Citizen Science, Newsletter
By Catherine Price, Nov 09, 2016
Today is World Science Day, an internationally celebrated day to increase the public’s ability to participate more meaningfully in science and to take action on environmental issues important to their community. The day also coincides with International Science Center and Science Museum Day. At SciStarter, we see citizen science as the perfect way to celebrate and … Read more “Celebrate World Science Day with Citizen Science and NASA”
Categories: Apps, Citizen Science, Events
By Carolyn Graybeal, Nov 08, 2016
For years, weather-monitoring agencies around the globe have collected data to help determine whether and how tropical cyclones — called hurricanes in the US — change over time. But another thing that changes over time is the technology used to record storm data. This, combined with changes in record keeping standards has created an inconsistent … Read more “Coming to Consensus on Classifying Cyclones”
Categories: Citizen Science, Climate & Weather, Project Profile
By Catherine Price,
Imagine thousands of scientists, naturalists, engineers, and innovators in one place and that’s the Bay Area Science Festival! The SciStarter team travelled to San Francisco to spread the joy of citizen science to this excited group. We were lucky to be joined by Kayla and Anelisse from the 49ers Gold Rush squad and the two … Read more “SciStarter and the Science Cheerleaders join forces at the Bay Area Science Festival”
Categories: Citizen Science, Events, Science Cheerleaders, SciFests
