Citizen Science

What is "Citizen Science"?

"Citizen Science" is a service-learning project with Nature's Notebook, a local and national phenology-monitoring program.

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Phenology is the study of recurring life cycle events in plants and animals and their relationship to the environment. the USA National Phenology Network sponsors Nature's Notebook, which is a USGS funded program. Students teach and learn in the outdoors through data collection, research, teaching projects, social media write-ups, video documentation, and reflection to support a national database. The phenology database is hosted by the UofA National Phenology Network and coordinated with the local office based on the UofA campus.

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The experience takes place within the Tucson Phenology Trail, a series of 22 phenology-monitoring sites across the greater Tucson area, where students record scientific observations on selected plant and animal species. The experience is primarily a community partnership between Nature's Notebook and AED 150 students. Primary Engagement Competency = Civic & Community Responsibility.

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(Parce, L. (2016). Citizen Science. University of Arizona | 100% Engagement, Non-Credit Experience.       Tucson, AZ: Jiaxin Liu)