Citizen Science

• What is Citizen Science?• Why use CS projects in the classroom?• Personal experiences with CS projects• Review/discussion of Citizen Science

projects• The future of Citizen Science projects in the

classroom

What is Citizen Science?

• Citizen Science is a partnership between the public and professional scientists.

Why use CS projects in the classroom?

• Science process skills

• Observing

• Describing

• Recording Data

• Interpreting data

• Inferring

• Formulating questions

Why use CS projects in the classroom?

• Extend & enrich existing curriculum• Integration with other subjects• Interdisciplinary projects• Differentiation• Independent study• Community service

Citizen Science & You

• Life long learner• Keep the passion burning• Your own personal development• Community service

Personal experiences with CS projects

• Christmas Bird Count

• MA Breeding Bird Atlas2

• Classroom FeederWatch

• Great Backyard Bird Count

• IRWA River Monitor

• EarthWatch

Review/discussion of Citizen Science projects

• Citizen Science Projects – A weblog of current happenings with CS projects

• Mass Audubon – Birds & Beyond

• MA Breeding Bird Atlas 2

• Christmas Bird Count

• Great Backyard Bird Count

• Great Backyard Bird Count – Kids Page

• eBird –

• Project FeederWatch -

• Journey North -

• Bird Banding Laboratory -

• The Globe Program -

• Globe At Night -

• Ipswich River Watershed Association -

• EarthWatch Institute -

• Cornell Lab of Ornithology Projects -

• RoadKill -

• Weather Bug – WBZ-TV4

• Whale Net -

• World Water Monitoring Day -

Web Cams & Satellite tracking

• Eagle & Loon cam

• Satellite Tracking Endangered Animals and Birds

• Tracking Ruby-throated hummingbirds

• Tracking bird migration radar

• Tracking collared animals

• Eyes on Wildlife – Authentic Wildlife Research Opportunities