1. Discovery Chats
Citizen Science

2. Overview What is Citizen Science? Why use Citizen Science?
Who is using Citizen Science?
How does Citizen Science Work?
How can I get involved?
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3. What is Citizen Science
Citizen is a collaboration between the public and professional scientists
AKA Amateur science," "crowdsourced science," “volunteer monitoring,” and "public participation in scientific research

5. More Knowledge for everyone
Advantages
More data
Less Money
More Knowledge for everyone

6. Story time 2005 Rosetta@home
PCs simulate protein folding shapes while idle.
Owners can watch the simulations as a screen saver
People start can predict the ideal shape before their computers find it.
Scientists turn it into a game called Foldit.

7. Who is Using Citizen Science
The fields of ecology, astronomy, medicine, computer science, statistics, psychology, genetics, engineering history, if you have an interest in a scientific field odds are there is a citizen science project out there that needs your help.
In quantitative terms, the largest scientific output is to be found in the fields of ornithology, astronomy, meteorology and microbiology.

8. How’s it work
Two Categories
Online data sorting
Field observations

9. Online
Global Explorer allows people to search satellite pictures looking for archaeological sites, looting, and encroachment

10. Outside How many can you recognize? Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Birding in your own back yard
Teacher programs
Family programs
Adult program

11. Amphibians are indicator species Learn to ID frogs and toads by sound
AZA program
Amphibians are indicator species
Learn to ID frogs and toads by sound
Get outside

12. USA - National Phenology Network
Nature’s Notebook
Hundreds of projects
Area, National or Worldwide
Create your own
One time or long term projects

13. Camera catch
Motion activated Gorongosa National Park in Mozambique take pictures of wildlife.
People all over the world sort through those pictures and ID animal species.

14. History Operation War Diaries
Reading through letters and Diaries of British soliders from WWI

15. websites Scientific America – Education Sci Starter
Citizen Science Alliance

16. Questions?