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Citizen science refers to the public involvement in inquiry and discovery of new scientific knowledge through data collection, analysis, and reporting.

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Saving Our Water: Engagement Strategies for Designing Collaborative Community-Based Solutions

In recent years, some communities have experienced extreme conditions of drought: reduced water supply for farms, increased wildfires, and decreased water availability in reservoirs and groundwater basins. This article details how high school juniors...

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Journey of the Monarchs: Studying North America’s Nomadic Butterfly

Citizen Science November/December 2024...

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Making Space for Local Science: Strategies for teachers to find and adapt phenomena in science units

This article discusses strategies for teachers to find and use local phenomena in designed science units. The Next Generation Science Standards promote grounding learning in observable phenomena that students investigate using science practices. Howe...

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Snapshot Safari: Elephant Edition

Citizen Science article for the September/ October 2024 issue of Science Scope...

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Freebies and Opportunities for Science and STEM Teachers, August 26, 2025
 

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Freebies and Opportunities for Science and STEM Teachers, January 21, 2025
 

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Freebies and Opportunities for Science and STEM Teachers, January 7, 2025
 

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Saving Our Water: Engagement Strategies for Designing Collaborative Community-Based Solutions

In recent years, some communities have experienced extreme conditions of drought: reduced water supply for farms, increased wildfires, and decreased water availability in reservoirs and groundwater basins. This article details how high school juniors...
 

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Journey of the Monarchs: Studying North America’s Nomadic Butterfly

Citizen Science November/December 2024...
 

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Using Citizen Science to Learn About Climate Change: Investigating the Phenomenon of Increasing Carbon Dioxide Levels Using Fossil Ginkgo Leaves

Science classrooms are most engaging when students have the opportunity to engage in the practices of scientists. Unfortunately, many attempts to incorporate science into the classroom are disconnected from real scientific practice. When classroom sc...
 

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Making Space for Local Science: Strategies for teachers to find and adapt phenomena in science units

This article discusses strategies for teachers to find and use local phenomena in designed science units. The Next Generation Science Standards promote grounding learning in observable phenomena that students investigate using science practices. Howe...
 

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Snapshot Safari: Elephant Edition

Citizen Science article for the September/ October 2024 issue of Science Scope...
 

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Freebies and Opportunities for Science and STEM Teachers, July 30, 2024
 

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Summer Science with the Secchi Dip-In Project

Secchi Dip-In citizen science project for Science Scope...

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