Citizen Science in Your Own Backyard

Journal Article | November 2012

In this article the authors share some citizen science entomology investigations and suggest how to incorporate them as "backyard extensions" of your own classroom lessons.

Citizen Science International Pellet Watch

Journal Article | October 2012

Scour local beaches for evidence of plastic resin pellets inadvertently released into our oceans.

Beavers From Space!

Journal Article | October 2023

Beavers are social mammals who live in groups, known as colonies, and they construct dams and lodges, which modify the surrounding landscape. In their role as “ecosystem engineers,” beavers are considered to be a “…

Citizen Science: I See Change: Do You?

Journal Article | September 2018

This column highlights formal and informal science research projects that students can join and contribute to by gathering and sharing data. This article describes the I See Change project, which integrates citizen…

Citizen Science: Did You Feel It?

Journal Article | November 2017

This column highlights formal and informal science research projects that students can join and contribute to by gathering and sharing data. Shake up your Earth science classroom with earthquake citizen science.

Citizen Science: Testing the Water: World Watering Challenge

Journal Article | August 2016

This column highlights formal and informal science research projects that students can join and contribute to by gathering and sharing data. This issue discusses a global citizen science program that allows students…

Science 2.0: When Students Become Digital Citizens

Journal Article | October 2016

This column shares web tools that support learning. This month, the authors discuss the Digital Citizen standard where “students(will) recognize the rights, responsibilities, and opportunities of living, learning, and…