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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 w...

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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 promot...

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Snapshot Safari: Elephant Edition

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

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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 w...

 

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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 inco...

 

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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 promot...

 

Journal Article

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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Freebies for Science and STEM Teachers, July 2, 2024
 

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Caterpillars Count

Citizen Science column...

 

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Freebies and Opportunities for Science and STEM Teachers, April 2, 2024
 

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Freebies and Opportunities for Science and STEM Teachers, March 19, 2024
 

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Nature at your door: Partnering with families to support nature-based engagement

Through regular classroom communications teachers facilitate family partnership in nature-based learning. Teachers can promote family engagement in th...

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