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Citizen and Community Science

A compilation of citizen science and community science resources; these community projects enable people from all walks of life to participate in and advance scientific research.

Citizen and Community Science
Opportunities and Resources

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  • SciStarter logo with tagline Science we can do science together
    SciStarter
    is an online citizen science hub with a database of more than 3,000 projects, searchable by location and topic
    https://scistarter.org
    SciStarter for educators 
    https://scistarter.com/page/Educators.html
  • Association for Advancing Participatory Sciences (AAPS)
    Participatory sciences include community science, citizen science, community-based monitoring, volunteer research, and more — research and monitoring efforts that depend on knowledge, insights, or observations from members of the public. (formerly the Citizen Science Association)
    https://participatorysciences.org/
  • CitSci.org
    provides tools for the entire research process including: creating new projects, managing project members, building custom data sheets, analyzing collected data, and gathering participant feedback:
    https://CitSci.org/
  • Citizenscience.gov
    provides a catalog of federally supported citizen science projects, a toolkit to assist federal practitioners with designing and maintaining their projects, and a gateway to a community of hundreds of citizen science practitioners
    https://www.citizenscience.gov
  • ASTC Community Science Initiative
    https://communityscience.astc.org
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