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Citizen Scientist Eco Mysteries
For many kids, science class means slogging through textbooks, memorizing the discoveries of others, and performing pretested experiments that come with preconceived answers. Citizen science projects can offer kids the chance to study and to participate science outside the confines of the classroom.
The rise of citizen science is putting schools on the frontline of research, turning classrooms into labs and pupils into pioneers. It's all part of an exciting new method of conducting scientific research using data collected by amateur, or non-professional scientists. There are many exciting project that you and your kids can join to collect valuable information about a variety of animal and plant species.
Citizen Scientists gathering data about wildflowers (notice student shooting video on the iPad)
For more information visit these links:
Citizen science - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Citizen Science | Scientific American
Citizen science: How families can contribute to real science - CSMonitor.com
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