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Citizen Science Toolkit - California Academy of Sciences
Grades
4 to 12tag(s): citizen science (43)
In the Classroom
Use the toolkit's "Learn" section to introduce students to citizen science. Have students read or explore examples, then create a simple anchor chart that defines citizen science and lists ways people contribute to real research. Following the ideas in the "Act" section, take students outside to observe and record data on plants, insects, or weather patterns. Students can document findings in journals or digital tools like NotebookLM, reviewed here, practicing real-world observation and recording skills. Using guidance from the toolkit, students can create their own citizen science-style project.You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
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Earthquake Hazards Program - USGS
Grades
4 to 12tag(s): citizen science (43), earthquakes (52), natural disasters (21), weather (175)
In the Classroom
Present a recent earthquake event from the page and have students imagine they experienced it. Students can fill out a mock report describing what they would feel, see, and notice, helping them connect personal experience to scientific data collection. Have students analyze the intensity map on the site and identify patterns in the shaking (stronger vs. weaker). Have them compare locations and discuss why shaking varies with distance, terrain, and structures. Have students collect data points from the site (such as intensity levels or number of reports) and create graphs using Infographics Presentation Templates, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Planet Science Programs - Planet Labs PBC
Grades
4 to 12tag(s): agriculture (54), citizen science (43), climate change (112), data (212), earth (194), natural disasters (21)
In the Classroom
Show students before-and-after satellite images (deforestation, urban growth, natural disasters) from the site and ask them to observe and list changes. Students can act as "detectives," identifying patterns and making predictions about the causes of the changes. Assign small groups a real-world issue highlighted on the site (such as wildfires, climate change, or agriculture). Students can research how satellite data helps scientists understand the problem and present their findings through slides or posters using Adobe Creative Cloud Express, reviewed here. Using satellite images as inspiration, have students write an informational paragraph or narrative explaining what is happening in the image over time.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Stall Catchers - EyesOnALZ
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): citizen science (43), game based learning (304)
In the Classroom
Have students create accounts and participate in Stall Catchers during a set class time. Track the number of "stalls" each student identifies and set a class goal. After playing, ask students to explain how they determined whether blood flow was "flowing" or "stalled." Students can write about or discuss the visual clues they used, strengthening their evidence-based reasoning and close-observation skills. Have students design a digital poster or short presentation using Infographics Presentation Templates, reviewed here explaining Alzheimer's disease and how citizen science projects like Stall Catchers help researchers.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Pick Your Passion with Citizen Science - National Science Foundation News
Grades
3 to 12This site includes advertising.
tag(s): citizen science (43), environment (253), space (248), STEM (371)
In the Classroom
Students can check out the two websites that are featured in the video. Students can pick a citizen science project and share their findings using Seesaw, reviewed here. Students can use the Timelines Tool by Read Write Think, reviewed here to create a timeline of their research, data/findings, and outcome.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Detecting Earthquakes: AI vs. Citizen Scientists - SciShow
Grades
7 to 12This site includes advertising.
tag(s): artificial intelligence (303), citizen science (43), data (212), earthquakes (52)
In the Classroom
Students can research the role of AI in science further. Have students create a simple model to simulate how earthquakes are detected. Using materials like a box, string, a hanging weight (such as a washer), and paper, students build a basic "seismograph" that records movement when the surface is shaken. Students can use Parlay, reviewed here to debate whether AI is useful or not in science.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Making Science a Part of Everyone's Story - Science Communication Lab
Grades
6 to 12This site includes advertising.
tag(s): citizen science (43), climate change (112), dna (52), plants (141)
In the Classroom
As students are working on their project, they can use Google Drawings, reviewed here to create graphic organizers modeling the scientific method. Students can create their own short films showcasing their projects using FlexClip, reviewed here. Students can use Book Creator, reviewed here to showcase all student work.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Connecting Citizen Science & Project Learning Tree - Project Learning Tree
Grades
3 to 12tag(s): butterflies (14), citizen science (43), data (212)
In the Classroom
Students can use Google Keep, reviewed here to collaborate their findings. Students can showcase their work using ScreenPal, reviewed here. Students can engage in virtual field trips to the area using Google My Map, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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You're the Scientist! Citizen Science, Frogs & Cicadas - Nature Lab Educator Resources
Grades
3 to 8tag(s): citizen science (43), climate change (112), virtual field trips (139)
In the Classroom
Students can also use Google My Maps, reviewed here to virtually visit Washington, D.C. Students can use Visme AI Presentation Creator, reviewed here to showcase their work. Students can use Turbo Timeline Generator, reviewed here to share their step-by-step process in completing their Citizen Science project.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Ambassador Think Like a Citizen Scientist Journey Activity - Girl Scouts
Grades
11 to 12tag(s): citizen science (43), data (212)
In the Classroom
Students can use Free Online Screen Recorder, reviewed here to record the process that they took in completing their project. Students can use Canva for Education, reviewed here for templates on the scientific process. Students can create a virtual bulletin board using Lino, reviewed here to showcase their work.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Exam Wrappers and Test Analyses - Virginia Tech
Grades
K to 12tag(s): thinking skills (116)
In the Classroom
Students can use Infographics Presentation Templates, reviewed here to create a top five list as to why and how to use exam wrappers. Students can track their progress using Google Sheets. Students can use Google Keep, reviewed here to track exam dates.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Growth Mindset - Class Dojo
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K to 6tag(s): learning styles (22), social and emotional learning (195), thinking skills (116)
In the Classroom
Play one of the Growth Mindset videos, such as The Power of Yet, and have students turn and talk about a time they struggled to learn something new. Create a classroom display where students can anonymously post notes about mistakes they learned from that week. Have students design posters in DesignCap Poster Creator, reviewed here or on paper showing their before and after mindset when learning something difficult.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Shapes and Shadows - Getty Education
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K to 5In the Classroom
Students can create their own shadow pictures. Students can use Kidrex, reviewed here to learn about artists who used shadows in their work. Students can explore light and darkness in their artwork by comparing and contrasting the artwork using Google Drawing, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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It's Eclipse Time! - Getty Education
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K to 5In the Classroom
Students can use Book Creator, reviewed here to create a book about space. Students can use Stickies.io, reviewed here to write down a fact learned from the video. Students can virtually visit space using the NASA website.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Nature Cat - PBS Kids
Grades
K to 3tag(s): game based learning (304), preK (322), problem solving (275)
In the Classroom
Students can use Seesaw, reviewed here to share the information that they learned from the episode. Students can go use Padlet, reviewed here to create a timeline from seed to plant. Students can visit a zoo via a virtual field trip.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Splash and Bubbles - PBS Kids
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K to 2tag(s): game based learning (304), marine biology (32), preK (322)
In the Classroom
Students can use Google My Maps, reviewed here to visit the different places from the episodes. Students can use Seesaw, reviewed here to share the information that they learned from the episode. Students can use Book Creator, reviewed here to create a book about different marine life.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Elinor Wonders Why - PBS Kids
Grades
K to 3tag(s): game based learning (304), preK (322), problem solving (275)
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Students can use Book Creator, reviewed here to create their own soup recipe with its ingredients listed. Students can use Seesaw, reviewed here to sequence events in one of the episodes.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Ghost Writer - Tony Vincent
Grades
2 to 12In the Classroom
Use this tool to help students develop writing fluency so they can focus on ideas rather than grammar and spelling rules. Ghost Writer is also an excellent tool for activating schema when starting a new unit. Ask students to set the timer and write nonstop about what they know about the upcoming unit's content or what they don't know. In science class, use Ghost Writer as a hypothesis brain dump, or use it as part of reading lessons for students to share all they know about characters from a novel you are reading. Extend learning by asking students to take their ideas and develop them further in Google Docs or Microsoft Word.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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LogicBalls - LogicBalls
Grades
K to 12tag(s): artificial intelligence (303), chat (39), images (267), search strategies (18)
In the Classroom
Utilize LogicBalls for various classroom applications, including lesson planning, creating images, and generating text. This site also analyzes YouTube videos, saving time by allowing users to paste the video URL into the chat and get a summary of the content without watching the entire video. Use the AI prompt generator as a tool to guide you through writing a prompt that achieves your desired results by adding information in a step-by-step manner.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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FlipAnim - Tomasz Witkowski
Grades
4 to 12In the Classroom
Share this site with students and give them time to explore and experiment. When working with troubled students, use this site to help them share their thoughts and emotions through animation. This is an excellent site for students who love art and enjoy sharing their learning through creative expression. Take a look at the images created by other users in the gallery as inspiration for how to use animations. Ask students to create animations that demonstrate science concepts such as erosion, weathering, or chemical reactions. Use this site to have students create animations that demonstrate events from stories, share their thought processes in math, or animate historical events. Have students include their animations when creating multimedia projects in an online tool like Sway reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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