by Darlene Cavalier | Sep 27, 2009 | Citizen Science, Computer & Technology Projects, Projects & Activities
Here’s Sarah with a fascinating update to one of her previous posts. You may recall one of my posts from a few months ago where I encouraged everyone to become involved in CureTogether. (To summarize, CureTogether is a collaboration of people from around the...
by Darlene Cavalier | Sep 7, 2009 | Chemistry Projects, Citizen Science, Ecology & Environment Projects, Ocean & Water Projects
Do you ever wonder what is really coming out of the faucet when you turn on your water? If you participate in World Water Monitoring Day on September 18, you will be one step closer to finding out! World Water Monitoring Day is an international education and...
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 | 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...