Celebrate Halloween with SciStarter

0000-0002-8715-2896Source: Celebrate Halloween with SciStarter Are you looking for something to make you shudder this Halloween? You can skip the scary movies and the frightening costumes. We’ve got projects that are creepy, slimy, scary, and

Back to School with Citizen Science!

0000-0002-8715-2896Source: Back to School with Citizen Science! As students head back to school, more and more teachers are using citizen science in their classrooms to give students authentic science experiences. Below, our editors highlight some

It’s National Dog Day! (You and) Your Dog Can Contribute to Scientific Research!

0000-0002-8715-2896Source: Your Dog Can Contribute to Scientific Research! August 26th is National Dog Day! Get Fido to help advance scientific research. In the process, you’ll learn more about canine behavior and communication and help figure out whether

Celebrate US National Parks 100th Birthday with Citizen Science

0000-0002-8715-2896Source: Celebrate National Parks with Citizen Science Celebrate the National Parks with Citizen Science On August 25, the United States National Park Service turns 100! The park system provides many excellent citizen science opportunities to

Top Ten Citizen Science Projects of 2015

Celebrating the Best of 2015 As we start a brand new year, let’s take a few minutes to celebrate some accomplishments in the field of citizen science in 2015: Creation of professional citizen science organizations

Monarch Larva Monitoring Project Helps Citizen Scientists Build Connections to Nature

This guest post by Eva Lewandowski describes her experiences with citizen scientists from the Monarch Larva Monitoring Project, which was featured in our recent Spring themed newsletter. Check out the rest of the projects on that list here. The Monarch … Continue reading »

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Spring is the Season for Citizen Science

Here are six projects in need of your help as you walk the dog, work in your garden, clean the gutters, or do spring cleaning. And check out these  new citizen science projects just added to the Project Finder on … Continue reading »

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