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How to build and run a citizen science research project.

This is a course for anyone who wants to get involved in developing a citizen science research project.  

Using off the shelf equipment, and free software, course participants will learn how to go from constructing a research question, to analyzing data, to communicating their findings.

This course follows the scientific method through a series of questions.  In addressing these questions participants will develop and run their project.

This course seeks to both increase the scientific literacy skills of its participants, as well as increase their level of civic engagement through science.

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  • citizen science
  • environmental science
  • monitoring
  • phenology
  • research
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  • Define a field of interest
  • Defining a phenomenon of interest
  • Generating initial questions
  • Creating a testable hypothesis
  • Background research
  • Acquiring theoretical models
  • Defining assumptions
  • Defining measured variables
  • Defining calculated variables
  • Defining precision
  • Analysis

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    MaxCaplow
    MaxCaplow at Citizen Science
    posted comment at Defining assumptions.
    27 Jun 2013 via courses.p2pu.org
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  • levisimons   June 27, 2013, 2:33 p.m.

    Max,

     

    There's a mathematical relationship, at least a likely one, for the relationship between temperature and noise.

    http://www.starrywonders.com/coolinghidden.html


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