Community Science

Interested in getting students involved in data collection that will be used by scientists? Check out some of these community science resources.

Project EXPLORE

Project EXPLORE is open to NC teachers in grades PreK-12. Teachers are able to apply for a mini-grant to help with taking students outdoors during the school day. Teachers will receive $100 to support their efforts as well as being provided coaching and curriculum to assist in growing community scientists. Find out more here.

Community Science Search Engines

Use these websites to find a project that works for your class! Each search engine is slightly different so take time to explore.

scistarter.org/

SciStarter

Scistarter allows you to search based on location, in-person or online, and even how much time you would like to dedicate to information collecting! This is a great place to start in community science.

Zooniverse

Zooniverse is a crowdsourcing platform for more than strictly science. So, if you are looking for opportunities broader science...look here!

www.zooniverse.org/

Specific Programs

For some favorite programs, see below! Many of these are North Carolina or Triangle specific.

Great Backyard Bird Count

Join us February 18–21, 2022Each year people from around the world come together to watch, learn about, count, and celebrate birds. Join us, February 12-15, 2021.

ecoEXPLORE

ecoEXPLOREDeveloped by The North Carolina Arboretum, this innovative program encourages kids to explore the outdoors and participate in citizen science.

Follow statewide events such as Backyard Bird Count, Mushroom Count and Moth Week, along with educator resources for your classroom!

Turtle Trekkers

Citizen Science — Piedmont Wildlife CenterEngage your organization, school, or community in our Triangle Turtle Trekkers program, a research project aiming to photograph and monitor eastern box turtles across North Carolina.

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