The Field Guide to Citizen Science: How You Can Contribute to Scientific Research and Make a Difference

Holidays are over; kids are back in school (kinda), and you’re searching for some fresh ideas for activities.  Let “The Field Guide to Citizen Science; How You Can Contribute to Scientific Research and Make a Difference” help you with some great activities that benefit not only you but scientists as well.

This book was just published and lists a multitude of activities ranging in length, scope, topic, location, and time.  With Citizen Science now being recognized as a vital component of observations and knowledge (think Ebirds!), this book can help you, your children, your company and/or classroom develop skills that are useful to many.

You can help with bird counts, meteorology data, heartbeats of animals, Alzheimer’s research, the search for extraterrestrial life, dog/cat behavioral assessments, eBirds, eMammals, ant behavior, Monarch counts, etc.  This book has something for just about any interest.  There is also a month-by-month activity list as well as activities for home and the classroom or strictly online.

If you don’t want to buy the book, (@Amazon), you can check out a lot of the activities at SciStarter.org.  The authors of the book are all active with this website.