7 Citizen Science Projects for Homeschool Families - Homeschool Nature Study
These citizen science projects transform routine outdoor time into purposeful scientific investigation. Perfect for homeschool learners.| Homeschool Nature Study
These citizen science projects transform routine outdoor time into purposeful scientific investigation. Perfect for homeschool learners.| Homeschool Nature Study
Many marine non-native species can be found along the New England coast. Some introduced species, such as the common periwinkle snail and the European green crab, have been here for a long time. Others, such as the Asian shore crab, are relatively new invaders. Manila clams (Ruditapes philippinarum), also known as Japanese littlenecks, are native […]| MIT Sea Grant
Join Zooniverse volunteers and astronomy enthusiasts worldwide in celebrating 100 Hours of Astronomy, a global festival of skywatching and science, from 2 October to 5 October, 2025.| Daily Zooniverse
In 1997, countries around the globe debated whether or not to sign the Kyoto Protocol, an international treaty to limit greenhouse gas emissions from human activities. The idea that humans were altering the global climate was still very new — but now, a handful of citizen scientists had uncovered evidence that suggested something even more unsettling: the change wasn’t just coming. It had already begun. Four months before countries had to decide, scientists at the British Trust for Ornith...| Scienceline
I am learning about bird migration with Project Feederwatch. I am fascinated by birds that migrate. It makes me feel an awe for such creatures and the way they travel up to thousands of miles as the seasons change. When I lived in California, I was aware of birds and the way they would come […] The post Learning About Bird Migration with Project Feederwatch appeared first on Homeschool Nature Study.| Homeschool Nature Study
A detailed study of a cosmic mystery known as "The Accident" has now provided new insight into the formation of clouds on giant gas planets.| The Debrief
Community Engaged Internships (CEI) is a Sea Grant initiative that aims to broaden participation in marine and coastal professions by providing training and mentorship to the next generation of scientists, decision makers and citizens. The program recruits and engages students in place-based research, extension, education and/or communication that respects and integrates local ways of knowing. […] The post Community Engaged Internships: Three Students Focus on Tree Mapping and Coastal Acidi...| MIT Sea Grant
Join us on Sunday September 21 at the Kendall/MIT Open Space to celebrate our community together through STEAM. Cambridge Science Carnival is a gigantic yearly STEAM fair organized by the MIT Museum, with hundreds of activities, installations and demonstrations for visitors of all ages. Join thousands of local families for an interactive afternoon of education and […] The post Sunday September 21: MIT Sea Grant at Cambridge Science Carnival appeared first on MIT Sea Grant.| MIT Sea Grant
Researchers studied the status of 942 bird species using data contributed by birdwatchers through the eBird citizen science platform.| Asian Scientist Magazine
Nije potrebna diploma kako bi postali aktivni sudionici u znanstvenoj zajednici. Sve je više projekata koji omogućuju uključivanje običnih ljudi u velike istraživačke projekte, NASA ima čak 35 takvih projekata. Građanska znanost razvija se i u Hrvatskoj.| Netokracija
The Xerces Society is a science-based nonprofit organization that protects wildlife through the conservation of invertebrates and their habitats.| The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation
UNC researcher Chelsea Black partnered with Indonesian shark fishermen. Together, they discovered the third-known tiger shark hotspot, and are fighting to protect it.| WUNC
Ocean conservation projects in the Dominican Republic for scuba divers who want to volunteer and give back to the ocean.| blog.padi.com
AMC's Dr. Ann Hohenhaus discusses how our environment shapes the health and well-being of our pets.| The Animal Medical Center
Join us on Tuesday, August 5, from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. ET via Zoom for an introduction to the Town of Nantucket’s Water Quality Analysis & Visualization (WQAV) system—an open-source, public platform developed by the Nantucket Natural Resources Department in collaboration with MIT Sea Grant. Webinar: Intro to Nantucket’s Water Quality Analysis and Visualization (WQAV) […] The post August 5: Intro to Nantucket’s Water Quality Analysis and Visualization System appeared first on MIT Sea G...| MIT Sea Grant
Cover photo subject (via Talk). Congratulations are due to the research team behind Angling for Data on Michigan Fishes, who have a new publication out in Nature: Community science helps digitize 7…| Daily Zooniverse
By inviting players to tackle real scientific problems, games can offer a hand in solving medicine’s toughest challenges.| The MIT Press Reader
Invertebrate surveys from the UK show that woodland connectivity enhances biodiversity, especially in landscapes with low woodland cover, highlighting the need for targeted restoration to maximize ecological benefits.| Conservation Corridor
MIT Sea Grant supports small coastal and marine related projects through STREAM Awards — Solutions Through Research, Education & Art in Massachusetts. MIT Sea Grant is now accepting proposals for the STREAM Awards program, open to a broad array of Massachusetts applicants. STREAM Grants support innovative projects that align with MIT Sea Grant’s Strategic Plan, including: […] The post Now Open: STREAM Awards Request for Proposals appeared first on MIT Sea Grant.| MIT Sea Grant
The LOBSTgER research initiative at MIT Sea Grant explores how generative AI can expand scientific storytelling by building on field-based photographic data. Can you spot the real photo? One of these blue shark images was captured 30 nautical miles off the coast of Cape Cod; the other was generated by LOBSTgER’s diffusion models after 30,000 […]| MIT Sea Grant
The FjordPhyto citizen science project invites polar tourists onboard cruise vessels to gather data samples, helping researchers understand changes in microalgae.| NASA Science
This post is a follow-up to our January 2024 post, “Zooniverse Receives NEH Grant to Evaluate Transcription Tools,” which you can read here. In January 2024, we received a Level I Digit…| Daily Zooniverse
Key words. Wildlife bridge, habitat creation, storm recovery, forest management, Fauna canopy bridge Joanne Isaac Introduction. In June 2021, severe storms impacted large areas of the state of Victoria, Australia. A number of forested areas important for their biodiversity were … Continue reading →| EMR Project Summaries
We are asking for your support urging Congress to maintain funding for Sea Grant. To date, over 600 individuals have signed on in support of our Massachusetts programs, MIT Sea Grant and WHOI Sea Grant. We greatly appreciate all of your support and positive comments. If you would like to join the effort, there is […] The post Sea Grant Support: A Note from the Director appeared first on MIT Sea Grant.| MIT Sea Grant
In celebration of Citizen Science Month, NASA’s Twitch Channel has invited American astronomer Marc Kuchner to join a one-hour online event on April 29 from 4-5 pm ET. In this interactive session, …| Daily Zooniverse
For Repair Day we've released two new reports investigating the story of community repair around the world and the state of reuse at waste facilities in the UK. The post Repair Day 2024: A birthday, a wasted opportunity and the growth of repair appeared first on The Restart Project.| The Restart Project Blog
We're delighted to have been awarded the European Union Prize for Citizen Science—Digital Communities Award for our work with repair data and policy campaigning. The post We won the European Union Prize for Citizen Science—Digital Communities Award! appeared first on The Restart Project.| The Restart Project Blog
A giant list of 100+ ideas to use in creating your backyard habitat designed to attract birds, bees, and butterflies!| Homeschool Nature Study
The team behind the Euclid observatory released their first data yesterday, and Zooniverse projects and participants were especially prominent. Euclid’s mission is to make a map of the whole sky wh…| Daily Zooniverse
Did you know Zooniverse had its own YouTube channel? We are now back with our popular series Around the Zoo – videos where Zooniverse researchers speak in depth about their projects. Watch th…| Daily Zooniverse
Galápagos Conservancy is the only U.S.-based nonprofit dedicated exclusively to the protection and restoration of the Galápagos Islands and its brilliant mosaic of life, including more than 2,000 species found nowhere else on Earth.| Galápagos Conservancy
Update as of 24 Feb 2025: We are happy to say that Zooniverse is safely back online! Thank you for your patience. What happened: Zooniverse platform was unexpectedly offline from about 7:30 PM UTC …| Daily Zooniverse
How is artificial intelligence reshaping citizen science? The new Special Collection on AI and Citizen Science, published by Citizen Science: Theory and Practice, explores this question through cutting-edge research on AI’s role across platforms, tasks, and disciplines. We invite you to join a live online discussion between the issue editors Lucy Fortson, Kevin Crowston, Laure […]| Daily Zooniverse
A new peer-reviewed article, Empowering Diverse Faith Communities through Engagement in Participatory Science, co-authored by Grace Wolf-Chase (Planetary Science Institute), Katharine Hinman (Direc…| Daily Zooniverse
The internet has become an informational telescope to study what happens nearly everywhere the planet. Using internet observations, it has been recently documented that terrestrial hermit crabs use…| ConservationBytes.com
Citizen Science on the SolsticeSolstice is December 21, and that means winter will officially begin! So this Wonder Wednesday 147, as we get closer to the longest night and welcoming winter, let's make citizen science a part of our seasonal nature observations and journaling! There are lots of ways to do this, across all areas […]| Wings, Worms and Wonder
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Ant Picnic Data Discovery Grades K-5, 6-8 or 9-12 2-3 hours Biology / Math / Statistics Download TEACHER GUIDE Introduction to Ant Picnic Data Analysis https://youtu.be/pIVOTzcmsZo About this activity Scientists always collect and record data when they conduct experiments. In science [...]| Students Discover
Ant Picnic Grade levels K-5 or 6-12 2-3 hours Biology / Ecology Download Teacher Guide Welcome to Ant Picnic About this lesson Are ants always ruining your picnic? Have you ever noticed that some ants are drawn to your potato chips [...]| Students Discover
El gran proyecto de la calabaza El misterio de las abejas desaparecidas y las calabazas y pepinos enfermos. Acerca de la lección See Page in English Estamos documentando los insectos y microbios que visitan todas las plantas de cucurbitáceas, incluyendo calabazas (que son nativas del continente Americano) y pepinos (nativos de Asia). Estas plantas [...]| Students Discover
El Proyecto Chile An International project to survey the pollinators of chili plants. About this lesson We are interested in learning what insects are pollinating the flowers of chili plants. Participants in this project will photograph pollinators seen at flowers on chili plants so that scientists can finally identify what insects are coming to [...]| Students Discover
The Chili Project An International project to survey the pollinators of chili plants. About this lesson We are interested in learning what insects are pollinating the flowers of chili plants. Participants in this project will photograph pollinators seen at flowers on chili plants so that scientists can finally identify what insects are coming to the [...]| Students Discover
The Great Pumpkin Project The mystery of the missing bees and sick pumpkins and cucumbers About this lesson En Español We are documenting the insects and microbes that visit all cucurbit plants, including pumpkins (which are native to the Americas) and cucumbers (which are native to Asia). These plants are now grown and enjoyed throughout the [...]| Students Discover
Urban Buzz: Citizen Science with Cicadas Any Grade Level Less than 1 Hour Urban Ecology About this lesson At any given moment we’ve got animals living under our feet – some of them for 17 years at a| Students Discover
Naturally Speaking has long attracted budding science communicators within the Institute of Biodiversity, Animal Health & Comparative Medicine. So partly because we are a little bit n…| Naturally Speaking
In our latest interview, Joey Humble and Taya Forde chat with Paul Baker – a Lecturer in Biological and Biomedical Sciences from Glasgow Caledonian University and self-described ‘twitcher’ (or ‘birdwatcher’ for those who don’t know the lingo!). In fact, Paul now works on several bird monitoring projects connected with the University of Glasgow. Tune in […]| Naturally Speaking
Ever wondered who plants the wildflowers on campus? Or how many species you might spot on a walk around Glasgow? In this episode, Naturally Speaking’s Emma Plant and Alexa Roditi interview not one, but three guests in a roundtable discussion about wildlife on campus. Agnes Berner, the biodiversity coordinator of Glasgow University’s Environmental Sustainability Team (GUEST), and Dr Lydia Bach tell […]| Naturally Speaking
NASA citizen scientists make the remarkable discovery of an unknown object traveling through space over 1 million MPH.| The Debrief
Two seemingly contradictory concerns have occupied my mind lately. I’ll take the hard one first. It’s simply the state of our planet. I know I’m not alone in feeling distress over…| bluebrightly
Sigrid Jakob and other citizen mycologists are classifying fungal species before some fungi disappear.| Scienceline
