If you have a particular hobby, interest or expertise there’s almost certainly an initiative you can join. Search online for citizen science projects happening in your area (be that neighbourhood or solar system!) and pick out the ones you fancy. It could be counting meteors, migratory birds...
Citizen science projects can be a fun activity for kids stuck at home.Credit: Shutterstock / Photodiem If your kids are home for the summer, either entirely or in amounts you didn't previously anticipate, they might be looking for something to do. Or you may be looking for something for...
TheGreat Sunflower Projectis just one of many opportunities for kids to experiencecitizen scienceclose to home. Citizen scientists are ordinary people of all ages who help scientists and organizations track the count and behaviors of birds, butterflies, bees and others. After all, researchers can’...
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Citizen science is an increasingly acknowledged approach applied in many scientific domains, and particularly within the environmental and ecological sciences, in which non-professional participants contribute to data collection to advance scientific research. We present contributory citizen science as a valuab...
For more than a decade, citizen science projects have helped researchers use the power of thousands of volunteers who help sort through datasets that are too large for a small research team. Previously, this data generally couldn't be processed by comput
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1【题文】 Citizen science projects make it possible for you to collect real data that scientists can use in their research. Here are four examples of projects that you can take part in.FrogWatch USAFrogs play an important role in their ecosystems, being both predator and prey (捕食者和猎物...
Citizen science evolved through multiple disciplinary manifestations into a new field of study and a participatory method of enquiry. While most citizen science projects take place within problem-focused natural sciences, social sciences and humanities help understanding the human dimension and open a broa...
Online citizen science projects have the potential to engage thousands of participants with scientific research. A small number of projects such as Foldit use an online computer game format. Motivation to participate in Foldit was investigated in a group of 37 players using an online survey, semi...