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Citizen Science

Citizen Science. What is Citizen Science? Why use CS projects in the classroom? Personal experiences with CS projects Review/discussion of Citizen Science projects The future of Citizen Science projects in the classroom. What is Citizen Science?.

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Citizen Science

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  1. Citizen Science • What is Citizen Science? • Why use CS projects in the classroom? • Personal experiences with CS projects • Review/discussion of Citizen Science projects • The future of Citizen Science projects in the classroom

  2. What is Citizen Science? • Citizen Science is a partnership between the public and professional scientists.

  3. Why use CS projects in the classroom? • Science process skills • Observing • Describing • Recording Data • Interpreting data • Inferring • Formulating questions

  4. Why use CS projects in the classroom? • Extend & enrich existing curriculum • Integration with other subjects • Interdisciplinary projects • Differentiation • Independent study • Community service

  5. Citizen Science & You • Life long learner • Keep the passion burning • Your own personal development • Community service

  6. Personal experiences with CS projects • Christmas Bird Count • MA Breeding Bird Atlas2 • Classroom FeederWatch • Great Backyard Bird Count • IRWA River Monitor • EarthWatch

  7. Review/discussion of Citizen Science projects • Citizen Science Projects– A weblog of current happenings with CS projects

  8. Mass Audubon – Birds & Beyond

  9. MA Breeding Bird Atlas 2

  10. Christmas Bird Count

  11. Great Backyard Bird Count

  12. Great Backyard Bird Count – Kids Page

  13. eBird –

  14. Project FeederWatch-

  15. Journey North-

  16. Bird Banding Laboratory-

  17. The Globe Program-

  18. Globe At Night-

  19. Ipswich River Watershed Association-

  20. EarthWatch Institute-

  21. Cornell Lab of Ornithology Projects-

  22. RoadKill -

  23. Weather Bug– WBZ-TV4

  24. Whale Net-

  25. World Water Monitoring Day-

  26. Web Cams & Satellite tracking • Eagle & Loon cam • Satellite Tracking Endangered Animals and Birds • Tracking Ruby-throated hummingbirds

  27. Tracking bird migration radar • Tracking collared animals • Eyes on Wildlife – Authentic Wildlife Research Opportunities

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