by Darlene Cavalier | Aug 28, 2009 | Citizen Science, Climate & Weather Projects, Projects & Activities
From Sarah: This photo was taken while I was painting ceramics by the beach of our Cancun resort…and I’m sure you observant readers can detect the sunburn on my face even though we had only been outside for 30 minutes. (And by the way, don’t think I...
by Darlene Cavalier | Aug 13, 2009 | Dr. John Reports, Ecology & Environment Projects, Projects & Activities, Science Education
Citizen Science report from Science Cheerleader reporter Dr. John Ohab. Are you interested in giving back to the community and advancing environmental science education? Become an EnvironMentor! EnvironMentors is a mentoring program that helps prepare high school and...
by Darlene Cavalier | Aug 3, 2009 | Astronomy & Space Projects, Citizen Science, Projects & Activities
In Chicago August 4-7th? Check out Georgette’s report on a citizen science workshop at the Adler Planetarium. For 175 years scientists have been baffled by a star in the constellation of Aurigae, the charioteer. The star is an eclipsing binary variable star,...
by Darlene Cavalier | Jul 30, 2009 | Citizen Science, Computer & Technology Projects, Physics Projects, Projects & Activities, Science Education
Designing housing that is affordable for city dwellers is challenging enough, even without considering green building standards. However, the National Engineer’s Week Foundation is asking junior high school kids to design energy-efficient urban environments in...
by Darlene Cavalier | Jul 21, 2009 | Citizen Science, Ecology & Environment Projects, Projects & Activities
Proteus Gowanus is calling all citizen scientists in the area to help them map out the distribution of crickets and katydids throughout the five boroughs of New York City on September 11, 2009 (rain date: September 12, 2009) from dusk to 1:00 am. Crickets and...
by Darlene Cavalier | Jul 18, 2009 | Animal Projects, Blog, Citizen Science, Nature & Outdoor Projects, Projects & Activities
A first-person account of a citizen science project, from our very own, Georgette. Last weekend, I gave my first go at searching for ladybugs to photograph for the Lost Ladybug Project. The project looks for local evidence of a few native species of ladybugs that have...
