General file about Citizen Science

1. Citizen Science:
An Introduction
Mare Parker-O’Toole
Mparker-otoole@pmc.edu

2. Citizen Science
A collaboration between
scientists and those of us who are
curious or concerned and
motivated to make a difference
in the world

3. Mysterious science…

4. Science without a formal background

5. Stonehenge—Ancient Science

6. Franklin was first to
suggest how to size the
atom, first to realize
that the Earth's climate
could change, first to
track a hurricane and
first to chart the Gulf
Stream…not to mention
the lightening rod thing.
Benjamin Franklin – Early Citizen Scientist

7. Historical Resources

8. NOAA Old Weather Project

9. I See Change
Climate changes are often very slow and only
appear over time. Since many people have
access to tablets or smart Phones an app like I See
Change is an easy way to get started with citizen
science.
Once the app is downloaded you can observe
and record your observations over time. The
information is aggregated to an international
database that can be accessed to see what is
happening all around the world.
It’s an easy way to get started contributing to a
collective science project.

10. Resources to explore
 General search term: “citizen’s science” with any topic you are interested
in.
 Audubon, Smithsonian, National Geographic, and many other science
related organizations have presentations and opportunities.
 SciStarter.org -- https://scistarter.org/ Key organization for finding projects
 Old Weather -- https://www.oldweather.org/index.html Help scientists
transcribe Arctic and worldwide weather observations recorded in ship's
logs since the mid-19th century.
 Space and many other topics –Zooniverse
https://www.zooniverse.org/projects
 Nature’s Notebook -- https://www.usanpn.org/nn/become-observer
 iNaturalist --https://www.inaturalist.org/home