by Darlene Cavalier | Jul 16, 2009 | Citizen Science, Nature & Outdoor Projects, Projects & Activities
A citizen science alert from Georgette. If you’re near Durham, NC this weekend (July 19), join the Plant Stalkers training session and help track and monitor invasive species of plants near the Eno River. Invasive plants range from those that do not provide...
by Darlene Cavalier | Jul 10, 2009 | Citizen Science, Dr. John Reports, Nature & Outdoor Projects, Ocean & Water Projects, Projects & Activities, Science Policy
Here’s a citizen science report from Dr. John Ohab! Let’s talk about things that frighten me and start with the mysterious creatures of the deep. I mean, really — surviving under extreme pressures and temperatures, often without sunlight, in a hostile...
by Darlene Cavalier | Jul 3, 2009 | Animal Projects, Bird Projects, Blog, Nature & Outdoor Projects, Projects & Activities
Cornell Lab of Ornithology presents this year’s contest in Celebrating Urban Birds, Funky Nests in Funky Places! Do some bird-watching and get creative with a photo, painting, quilt, sculpture, story…or any other medium that inspires you. And if the thought of getting...
by Darlene Cavalier | Jun 26, 2009 | Animal Projects, Citizen Science, Dr. John Reports, Projects & Activities
Here’s Dr. John, with a new twist on the classic game of Frogger. The Vancouver Aquarium has re-imagined the classic arcade game, Frogger, to better reflect the global decline in the amphibian population. The new version, Frogster, retains the spirit of the...
by Darlene Cavalier | Jun 18, 2009 | Dr. John Reports, Physics Projects, Projects & Activities
Take it away, Dr. John! One of my favorite video games growing up was The Incredible Machine. This 2-D puzzle game required the player to organize a series of common household items into an absurdly complex contraption to perform a simple action (e.g., turn on a...
by Darlene Cavalier | Jun 15, 2009 | Astronomy & Space Projects, Citizen Science, Projects & Activities
…how about classifying a few while you’re gazing? SCOPE, or Stellar Classification Online Public Exploration, needs the help of citizen scientists to observe stars and compare their features to the sun. The gases on the outer visible surface of the star...
