Citizen Science Projects for Kids at Home or School
Citizen science projects are a great way for kids to experience what it’s like to be a scientist and for teachers to illustrate the kinds of real-world problems scientific research can solve.
Whether you’re teaching a large class or your own children, the internet has all the information you need to incorporate a citizen science project into your lesson plans.
General Information About Citizen Science
A teacher toolkit developed by Project Mash and the Academy of Sciences
Article on how bringing citizen science projects into the classroom can help student curriculum objectives
Citizen science and how young student researchers become the eyes and ears of environmental scientists
Projects for Kids at Home or School
SciStarter - Clearinghouse created by the Network for Citizen Science, where scientists post projects and educators can search them by topic
Volunteer March - Projects that kids can sign up for
SETI at Home - search for extraterrestrial life right from your computer
FoldIt - Help cure diseases by playing this game
Moon Zoo - Take part in studying the features of the moon
Eyewire - Play a game that helps scientists map neurons, no prior knowledge required
A Tumblr list of citizen science projects you can do at home, categorized by area of science
Early Algebra Research at Home - Kids ages 4 to 8 help researchers study a young child's understanding of algebra
Citizen science projects are a great way for kids to experience what it’s like to be a scientist and for teachers to illustrate the kinds of real-world problems scientific research can solve.
Whether you’re teaching a large class or your own children, the internet has all the information you need to incorporate a citizen science project into your lesson plans.
General Information About Citizen Science
A teacher toolkit developed by Project Mash and the Academy of Sciences
Article on how bringing citizen science projects into the classroom can help student curriculum objectives
Citizen science and how young student researchers become the eyes and ears of environmental scientists
Projects for Kids at Home or School
SciStarter - Clearinghouse created by the Network for Citizen Science, where scientists post projects and educators can search them by topic
Volunteer March - Projects that kids can sign up for
SETI at Home - search for extraterrestrial life right from your computer
FoldIt - Help cure diseases by playing this game
Moon Zoo - Take part in studying the features of the moon
Eyewire - Play a game that helps scientists map neurons, no prior knowledge required
A Tumblr list of citizen science projects you can do at home, categorized by area of science
Early Algebra Research at Home - Kids ages 4 to 8 help researchers study a young child's understanding of algebra
