Citizen Science Projects
- Public Lab: http://publiclab.org/
- Cornell Ornithology Citizen Science: http://www.birds.cornell.edu/
citsci/ - Monarch Watch: http://www.monarchwatch.org/
- Project Budburst:http://www.budburst.org/
- National Phenology Network: https://www.usanpn.org/
- Globe: http://www.globe.gov/
- iNaturalist: http://www.inaturalist.org/
- Journey North:http://www.learner.org/jnorth/
- American Scientist Citizen Science Article
- K-12 Framework for Science Education (free PDF Download)
Free Pursuit Topics
- Exercise and sports (endurance training, strength training, blood doping, performance enhancements)
- Nutrition (supplements, diets, global nutrition issues, genetically modified organisms and food, organic foods)
- Brain/neurology (brain function, nature vs. nurture, learning, brain injuries, memory, mindfulness)
- Climate change (myth vs. fact, NYC and climate change, coastal cities and climate change, climate change and food supply)
- Green energy (solar, wind, alternative fuels, electricity (electric cars), hybrid vehicles)
- Green buildings
- Urban food production (urban farms, urban food supply)
- Invasive species (for example—Brooklyn College’s monk parakeets)
- A “Safari Walk” for the parakeets is happening on Oct. 5th.
- Cancer (recent advances in treatment; what is cancer, cancer prevention)
- Nanotechnology (nanomaterials, nanochemistry, nanomedicine)
- Paleoanthropology (human evolution and climate change)
- Artificial intelligence
