East Greenwich High School Library: Citizen Scientist projects
A list of clubs who have websites at East Greenwich High School.
Citizen Scientist Information
Citizen science bridges gaps by harnessing the power of people who are motivated by curiosity, a desire to advance research, or a concern about environmental conditions in their communities, then connecting them to projects that benefit from their energy and dedication.
- Unlocking the Educational Potential of Citizen Science, by Daniel C. Edelson, Ph.D.Daniel C. Edelson, Ph.D., Executive Director of the Education Foundation and Vice President of Education Programs, National Geographic Society, writes about the educational potential of citizen science. This article first appeared in ArcNews in partnership with ESRI.
- Citizen Science Association
The Citizen Science Association unites expertise from educators, scientists, data managers, and others to power citizen science.
Citizen Scientist - Get Involved or Create Your Own!
- CitizenScience.Gov
CitizenScience.gov is an official government website designed to accelerate the use of crowdsourcing and citizen science across the U.S. government. More than 400 projects that can be searched by state, agency and field of science. - National Geographic Citizen Science Projects
National Geographic has a number of citizen science projects described on the website with links to get involved. - Scientific American Citizen Science Projects
Many projects listed, however, the latest is from 2017, although the links still appear live. Read about a project and get in touch with the official organization. - Public Lab
Public Lab is a community where you can learn how to investigate environmental concerns. Using inexpensive DIY techniques, we seek to change how people see the world in environmental, social, and political terms.
Citizen Scientist - Get Involved or Create Your Own!
- CitSci.org
Use CitSci.org's tools to create your own citizen science project or search others that need your help. - SciStarter
SciStarter Project Finder. Search for projects by area, materials, topic and by age group. - Zooniverse Projects
The Zooniverse is the world’s largest and most popular platform for people-powered research. This research is made possible by volunteers — more than a million people around the world who come together to assist professional researchers. - The Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Choose a citizen-science project and join hundreds of thousands of people in recording bird observations—whether in backyards, city streets, or remote forests. Your participation helps scientists reveal how birds are affected by environmental changes.
