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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...

By Raven Mangiante, Elaine Silva Mangiante

High School Biology Citizen Science Earth & Space Science Environmental Science Interdisciplinary

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

Citizen Science November/December 2024...

By Jill Nugent

Middle School Biology Citizen Science Inquiry Instructional Materials Teaching Strategies

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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...

By Ari Geary-Teeter, Thomas McKenna

High School Citizen Science Climate Change Interdisciplinary Social Justice Teaching Strategies

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Snapshot Safari: Elephant Edition

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

By Jill Nugent

Biology Citizen Science Earth & Space Science Life Science

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Summer Science with the Secchi Dip-In Project

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

By Jill Nugent

Middle School Citizen Science

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Caterpillars Count

Citizen Science column...

By Jill Nugent

Middle School Biology Citizen Science Earth & Space Science Instructional Materials

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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...

By Jennifer Gallo-Fox, Ariadni Kouzeli

Elementary Citizen Science Earth & Space Science Inclusion Life Science

Journal Article

“Hope is a Thing with Wings”: Building Capacity and Resiliency in Urban Students Through a Engaging in a Local Bird Phenomenon

In an age where catastrophic damage from climate-related events circulates through social and print media, it is important to build communities of hop...

By Candace Penrod

Elementary Citizen Science Environmental Science Inclusion Teaching Strategies

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Civic Engagement for Climate Action, Resilience, and Hope for Local Waterways

Climate education in elementary grades offers a chance to teach climate science, to help students understand how serious climate change is, to focus o...

By Melissa Braaten, Tiffany Boyd, Jessica Bean

Early Childhood Elementary Citizen Science Environmental Science Inclusion

Journal Article

Creating a Buzz About Community-Engaged Research

School districts across the United States are actively exploring avenues to aid elementary-aged Gifted and Talented (GT) students in conducting studen...

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Elementary Citizen Science Pedagogy Research Teaching Strategies