YOUR SCIENCE ADVENTURE(S) BEGIN AT THE LIBRARY!
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Citizen Science in your Summer Reading Program.
March 27, 2024
This webinar will be recorded and sent in a follow up email tomorrow.
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Underwater Adventures
Backyard Explorers
Cosmic Quest
Wildlife Detectives
A Word from the Collaborative Summer Library Program
Dawn Krause, Executive Director
Today’s Learning Goals
Temperature Checks!
WHAT IS CITIZEN SCIENCE?�
It’s also referred to public participation in science, community science, open science.
A global movement that enables people from all walks of life to collaborate with scientists by participating in real scientific research.��It’s how people can make an impact on issues they care about!
BECAUSE OF PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT IN SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH, WE KNOW THAT…
Not your average science programming…
Citizen Science activities involve:
Join Our Networks
SciStarter.org/library-network
https://community.starnetlibraries.org
Science Adventure Themes
Underwater Adventures
Backyard Explorers
Cosmic Quest
Wildlife Detectives
Be a Citizen Scientist
Engage in STEM Activities
Building Awareness &
Sparking Interest
SciStarter.org/library
Book Displays, Inquiry Posters, Rack Cards, Flyers
Online, interactive module created by instructional designers at Arizona State University.
SciStarter.org/training
Underwater Adventures
MYCOAST (all ages, outside, near waterways)
Document tides, storm damage, beach cleanups
MARINE DEBRIS TRACKER (all ages, outside, global)
Contribute research data to help tackle the plastic pollution crisis
DOLPHIN CHAT (all ages, online, global)
Identify and classify dolphin vocalizations
CROWD WATER (middle school+, outside, global)
Collect hydrological data using a smartphone app
HANDS-ON WATER ACTIVITIES
POLAR BEARS GO WITH THE FLOES
Collaborative game that builds an understanding of how human actions impact global change
Intended audience: tweens; families
Polar Bears Go with the Floes
Science Connections
The ice caps of the Arctic and Antarctic are important regulators of the global climate and ocean temperatures.
Sea ice provides vital habitat to animals.
Human activity is contributing to climate change, causing a decline in sea ice.
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Credit: NASA
HANDS-ON UNDERWATER ACTIVITIES
OTHER UNDERWATER ACTIVITIES:
A DROP IN THE BUCKET
CATCH! THE WORLD’S OCEANS
MAKE AN OCEAN ECOSYSTEM DESSERT
Cosmic Quest
DISK DETECTIVE (Middle School+, online, global)
Search for dusty debris around stars where distant worlds dwell
GLOBE AT NIGHT (all ages, outside, global)
Measure light pollution
SUNGRAZER (challenging, online, competitive, global)
Find comets that “graze” past our sun
CLOUDSPOTTING ON MARS (10+, online, global)
Identify clouds in the atmosphere of Mars
HANDS-ON SPACE ACTIVITIES
PARKER SOLAR PROBE PAPERCRAFT
Model of Parker Solar Probe
First spacecraft to pass through the low solar corona
Simple supplies (cardstock/heavy paper, coloring/drawing supplies, scissors, liquid glue)
Pair with JWST papercraft and explore other uncrewed NASA craft
HANDS-ON SPACE ACTIVITIES
PARKER SOLAR PROBE PAPERCRAFT
Model of Parker Solar Probe
First spacecraft to pass through the low solar corona
Simple supplies (cardstock/heavy paper, coloring/drawing supplies, scissors, liquid glue)
Pair with JWST papercraft and explore other uncrewed NASA craft
HANDS-ON SPACE ACTIVITIES
OTHER SPACE EXPLORATION ACTIVITIES:
SODA STRAW ROCKET
BUILD A SPACE COLONY
MISSION TO SPACE BOARD GAME
Backyard Explorers
ISEECHANGE (all ages, outside, global)
Document changes in your environment
INATURALIST(all ages, outside, global)
Identify wildlife right outside your front door
GREAT SUNFLOWER PROJECT(all ages, outside, global)
Monitor Pollinator Activity
GLOBE OBSERVER: Clouds (all ages, outside, global)
Download the app and help NASA scientists learn about planet Earth.
HANDS-ON NATURE ACTIVITIES
WAFFLE GARDENS
A technique developed centuries ago by Indigenous Peoples of the American southwest that is still used today
Can be done as a Take & Make Kit or facilitated program.
Record your observations on the data collection sheets to track how often you need to water the first tray compared to the waffle garden tray.
HANDS-ON NATURE ACTIVITIES
OTHER NATURE ACTIVITIES:
HOME SWEET HOME
WIND STREAMER
SEASON SEEKING
Wildlife Detectives
INSTANT WILD (all ages, online, global)
Connect people with the natural world & create useful conservation data
ZOMBEE WATCH (all ages, outside, North America)
Record and report where the Zombie Fly is infecting and killing bees
PROJECT SQUIRREL (all ages, outside, USA)
Help scientists better understand tree squirrel ecology
GLOBE OBSERVER: MOSQUITO MAPPER (all ages, outside)
Document mosquito habitats and identify different types of mosquitoes
HANDS-ON ANIMAL ACTIVITIES
BUILD-A-BUG
Explore the adaptations of aquatic macroinvertebrates (small water bugs)
Build out of any craft materials
Clearinghouse includes in-depth how-to video and implementation guide
Easily made into a take-and-make kit
HANDS-ON ANIMAL ACTIVITIES
OTHER ANIMAL ADAPTATION ACTIVITIES:
ADAPTATION: A WAY OF LIFE
ADAPTATIONS OF CAVE CRITTERS
BIRD BEAK
EVENT EXAMPLE: Party for Pollinators
EVENT EXAMPLE: Star Party
EVENT EXAMPLE: BIOBLITZ
Resources
Visit SciStarter.org/citizensciencemonth for more information.
Upcoming Opportunities
Reviving Nature's Narrative: Leveraging Libraries for Rewilding Initiatives
April 22, 2024
11AM PT/2 PM ET
NGCP Celebrates Citizen Science
April 30, 2024
12PM PT/ 3PM ET