I came across this post – 12 Days of Christmasy Citizen Science Projects – and thought I would share some of my favorite Citizen Science Projects. One thing to remember – just because the word “science” is in the title doesn’t mean that these projects won’t fit into the middle school math curriculum. Many of these projects provide data sets that can be analyzed in a variety of ways!
If you would like to suggest other projects, please add them to the comments section.
Measure rain, snow, and hail:
CoCoRaHS (Community Collaborative Rain, Hail, & Snow)
Snowtweets
Track when leaves grow and flowers bloom in the spring:
National Phenology Network
Project Budburst
Observe migrating patterns:
National Audubon Society
Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Monarch Butterfly Studies
National Phenology Network
Monitor invasive species:
CitSci.org
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