Resources for Teachers

Learn more about citizen science

Resources curated by Mari Venturino.

Articles and Videos:

• All About Citizen Science (YouTube Playlist)

• Citizen Science: Everybody Counts (Caren Cooper, TED Talk)

• Citizen Science Fast Answers (BBC)

• Sir David Attenborough explains the importance of citizen science (Facebook)

• Spotting Nature with iNaturalist (YouTube, San Diego Natural History Museum): this is a 36 minute webinar on iNaturalist

• No PhDs needed: how citizen science is transforming research (Nature)

Dive Deeper:

• Citizen science and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (Nature)

• Science for Environment Policy, Environmental Citizen Science (European Commission)

• Choosing and Using Citizen Science (Scottish Environmental Protection Agency & UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology)

Professional Development:

• Foundations of Citizen Science (Sci Starter,) - approx. 1 hour

  • This intro course is approximately one hour. At the end, you will be eligible for a digital badge and certificate of completion.

• Invitations to Inquiry with FieldScope - approx. 4-5 hours

Other Science Resources

• 5E Model of Instruction (San Diego County Office of Education)

• Making cutting edge science accessible to kids (Tanya Dimitroval, TEDxLinz) & Science Journal for Kids

• Teaching Science Resources (YouTube Playlist)

• Mindfulness Videos for Students (YouTube Playlist)