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Citizen Science Introduction Worksheet

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Description

This worksheet walks students through one of 5 different citizen science projects, listed below. Assign students one of the projects listed to research, and instruct them to fill out the worksheet as they learn about the project. Students may work in groups or alone. This lesson is meant to be adaptable; different projects may be swapped in depending on your goals. 

  1. Monitor My Maple (Nature Up North): natureupnorth.org/monitor-my-maple-project
  2. Water Monitoring (Nature Up North): natureupnorth.org/watermonitoring  
  3. iNaturalist, California Academy of Sciences/National Geographic: inaturalist.org/
  4. eBird (Cornell Lab of Ornithology): ebird.org/home
  5. Nature’s Notebook (National Phenology Network): usanpn.org/natures_notebook
Grade level
5-8
9-12
Project
Monitor My Maple
Mow the Grasse
Resource Type
Classroom Handout
Worksheet
Subject(s)
Living Environment
Science
Social Studies
File(s)
Citizen Science Activity_Read and Report.docx130.9 KB
NYS Standards
MS-SL1, Comprehension and collaboration