Blog: Citizen Science Projects, People, and Perspectives
By Eva Lewandowski, Feb 07, 2015
With its striking orange and black coloring and transcontinental range, the monarch butterfly is probably the most recognizable insect in North America. All pollinators are important to maintaining our food supply, but monarchs also have a key role in education; for decades schoolchildren across North America have been raising and releasing monarchs as part of … Read more “Declining monarch population means increased need for citizen scientists”
Categories: Citizen Science
By Darlene Cavalier, Feb 06, 2015
Are you planning to attend the Citizen Science Association’s Conference and/or the American Association for the Advancement of Science Conference and Family Science Days in San Jose, CA? Let’s meet up! Here’s where you will find SciStarter: All events are at the San Jose Convention Center. Citizen Science Association Conference 2/11 11:50am The Crowd & … Read more “San Jose, we’re comin’ at ya with a TON of #citizenscience !”
Categories: Citizen Science, Events
By Darlene Cavalier,
SciStarter is partnering up with the Science Cheerleaders from the Oakland Raiders, editors from Discover Magazine and Astronomy Magazine, and regional citizen science project owners (AirCasting and ZomBEE Watch) at Family Science Days (a free event presented by the American Association for the Advancement of Science). February 14 – 15, 2015 11:00 a.m. – 5:00 … Read more “Come meet the Science Cheerleaders and the SciStarter team in San Jose, CA on 2/14-15 at Family Science Days!”
Categories: Citizen Science, Events
By Ian Vorster, Feb 02, 2015
Record of the first bibliography can be traced back to the Ancient Library of Alexandria. The former Macedonian general Ptolemy I Soter, who was a successor to Alexander the Great, founded the library. The library itself would go on to become a renowned center of scholarship. The website History of Information records that in approximately … Read more “In True Citizen Science Fashion, Crowdsourcing a Bibliography”
Categories: Citizen Science
By Caren Cooper, Jan 31, 2015
A few days ago was the first #CitSciChat, sponsored by SciStarter and my lab (The Counter Culture). The #CitSciChat was a fast-paced and exhilarating hour of citizen science discussion. Guest panelist and many others carried out a lively conversation structured around questions that I posed over the hour. Twitter chats have a hilarious side because … Read more “Coop’s Citizen Sci Scoop: Recap of Jan 28 #CitSciChat”
Categories: Citizen Science
By Eva Lewandowski, Jan 26, 2015
Winter weather is upon us! Many folks bundle up and venture outside to participate in citizen science, while others look for projects they can do indoors. Here’s a mitten-full of indoor and outdoor cold-weather projects for you to explore. Cheers! The SciStarter Team Weather-IT This project is run by a graduate student who needs your … Read more “Winter Citizen Science Projects To Warm Your Heart and Mind”
Categories: Animals, Birds, Citizen Science, Do-It-Yourself
By Editorial Team, Jan 20, 2015
Editor’s Note: This guest post by Chandra Clarke originally appeared on the author’s Citizen Science Center blog. Projects mentioned in this post including Loss of the Night, EteRNA and Sound Around You are all part of SciStarter’s ever growing project database. Find a citizen science project that tickles your fancy using the project finder! I’ve been covering the … Read more “Some Citizen Science Predictions [Guest Post]”
Categories: Citizen Science, Guest Contributor
By Caren Cooper, Jan 19, 2015
#CitSciChat Starting this month, you can tune in and take part in monthly discussion sessions about citizen science. The discussions take place on Twitter and anyone is welcome to join with questions, answers, comments, and ideas. You can follow the discussion at the hashtag #CitSciChat. The monthly #CitSciChat are sponsored by SciStarter and The Counter … Read more “Hash Out Citizen Science in Twitter Chat Sessions”
Categories: Citizen Science, CitSci Research
By Ariel Simons, Jan 12, 2015
Editor’s note: This post originally appeared on the author’s blog. Project SCARAB is one of more than 800 great citizen science projects on SciStarter. Use our project finder to find one that you can participate in! The great thing about living in a major port city such as Los Angeles is having access to ideas and … Read more “What is killing California’s trees, and what can you do about it?”
Categories: Apps, Biology, Citizen Science, Ecology & Environment, Insects
By Editorial Team, Jan 09, 2015
This guest post by Sharman Apt Russel describes a citizen science experience with the children in her daughter’s third-grade classroom. the project, Celebrate Urban Birds was one of our Top 14 Projects of 2014. Check out the rest of the projects on that list here. Celebrate Urban Birds is also one of more than 800 citizen … Read more “Celebrating the Next Generation of Bird Watchers [Guest Post]”
Categories: Birds, Citizen Science, Guest Contributor, Nature & Outdoors
