Citizen Science Project

What is citizen science? Why are an increasing number of projects becoming available which invite citizen participation in scientific research? What are possible connections between citizen science and science literacy—sustainable connections? In this project, you will have the opportunity to participate in a citizen science project and discover answers to these questions, and many more…..

Visit Zooniverse—www.zooniverse.org—and select three projects related to environmental science to participate in.

Read through the background information related to your projects and follow the project data collection instructions.

Write a report reflecting on your experience. Include the following sections in your report:

Citizen Science

What is citizen science? Why are an increasing number of projects becoming available which invite citizen participation in scientific research? What are possible

connections between citizen science and science literacy—sustainable connections?

Project Description

Which projects did you participate in? What is the purpose of the research?

Project Experience

What activities did you engage in? What was your overall experience like? Do you feel you have a better understanding of the topic covered in the research now that you have participated in research dedicated to that topic?

Future Citizen Science Project

Think of a topic related to the environment that you feel would make a good citizen science project. What would the delivery of that project look like—research question? activities? participants? etc.