This year's month-long celebration of Citizen Science featured Ben Franklin, oil spill mapping and more! Click the link to read more. CitizenScience
, booklists, training webinars, printable and online graphics, logos and stock photos were downloaded 18,947 times — almost 4,000 more downloads than in 2021.Benjamin Franklin and Citizen Science: Sharing Stories of Collective Impact
. Audiences watched the trailer for the new Ken Burns documentary on Benjamin Franklin, and heard from real-life scientists and PBS Kid Reporters talking about science in their communities. Participants were introduced to the life of the Founding Father and lifelong amateur scientist, and presented citizen science projects that anyone around the country can get involved in.
“I think of Ben Franklin as one of America’s first citizen scientists — he was curious, committed and always exploring new things,” Cavalier says, “And he often crowdsourced his discoveries. Today, there are so many ways to tap into your own curiosity through citizen science!”project enlists citizen scientists to monitor oil spills in Africa’s Niger Delta, through online interactions.
“The project is worth it, thank you Unique Mappers Team Nigeria for collaborating to provide data on oil pollution in part of the Niger Delta region in Nigeria,” said participant Chukwu Kingsley Chika. “I am happy to be part of the solution, and I would like to be part of it anytime.” SciStarter also heard from participants on our website, who shared the projects they got involved with during Citizen Science Month, as well as what they learned. “I introduced my son to the NASA Globe Clouds project,” said SciStarter user Michelle Moore. “We just started the iNaturalist photography of nature together and we are bonding over nature, science and photography! Best moment so far has been identifying the bird that sits outside of our window.
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