STEM & Citizen Science
What Is Citizen Science?
Citizen Science is engages members of the public in scientific discovery. It is also referred to as Community Science, Civic Science, Scientific Citizenship, and Citizen Inquiry, for example. The goal is to provide a welcoming and inclusive partnership between scientists and the community. Popular ways to collaborate included monitoring activities, data collection, and interpreting results. Citizen Science is community-driven and contributes to new knowledge.
Advantages of Citizen Science
Crediting accessible technology like the internet, smartphones, and tablets, Citizen Science has been able to flourish. These tools provide the public avenues to participate in meaningful ways to scientific discovery and it provides scientists methods of connecting the public to the importance of scientific research. Bird watching is one of the oldest and most popular forms of citizen science, where local bird enthusiasts tracked migration patterns, advancing the field of ornithology. By 2016, the Audubon Society celebrated the longest running citizen science project in the United States - the Audubon Society's Christmas Bird Count.
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citizen science, community science, scientific citizenship, citizen inquiry
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- Emerging problems of data quality in citizen science
- Knowledge Gain and Behavioral Change in Citizen‐Science Programs
- Easier citizen science is better
- Citizen Science: Toward Transformative Learning
- Citizen Science Initiatives: Engaging the Public and Demystifying Science
- Opinion: Toward an international definition of citizen science
- Citizen science or scientific citizenship? Disentangling the uses of public engagement rhetoric in national research initiatives
- Can citizen science enhance public understanding of science?
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