See how much CO2 you could save with just one change to your lifestyle. If you want to do something about climate change but aren’t sure where to start, the ABC Science Carbon Counter can help you identify simple ways to reduce your carbon footprint – and see how much CO2 you would save. Could…
Tag: Citizen Science
Take the plunge with Virtual Reef Diver
Each year National Science Week partners with the ABC and some of Australia’s talented researchers to create a national project that everyone around Australia, wherever their location, can participate in. The project involves real data collection that scientists need our help to gather through citizen science. Over the years the projects have seen Australians doing…
Virtual Reef Diver
Dive into the Great Barrier Reef through your computer screen and become a Virtual Reef Diver citizen scientist with this year’s ABC Science Week national project. Anyone in Australia can join in! And you could win an underwater camera, just by taking part. The ABC’s citizen science project Virtual Reef Diver will celebrate the International…
Research into Citizen Science
Are you one of the thousands of volunteers who participate in National Science Week’s citizen science project by ABC Science every year? If you participated in either Galaxy Explorer or Weather Detective, ANU researchers from the Centre for the Public Awareness of Science need your help with a survey. Using your information, researchers can help ensure that future…
Citizen science project ideas needed
Do you have an idea for an online citizen science project? We’re looking for a great new idea for the 2016 National Science Week citizen science project. The chosen project will be built and produced by the ABC and promoted across their TV, radio and online channels. If you are a scientist working in Australia and have…
Galaxy Explorer
Calling citizen scientists of Earth! This National Science Week we need you to help classify galaxies far, far away… Take a trip to some of the furthest reaches of our Universe to help Australian scientists understand how galaxies grow and evolve. During August, we’re looking for citizen scientists to help astronomers classify thousands of galaxies up…
ABC Citizen Science Project 2015 – Call for proposals from research scientists
Do you have a collection of images or sound files that you need analysed? Could you do with an extra research assistant? How about 10 000 citizen scientists?! We’re looking for a great new idea for our 2015 National Science Week citizen science project. Harnessing the power of citizen science can provide practical and verifiable…
ABC Science’s National Science Week Citizen Science Project 2014
Call for proposals from research scientists. Could you do with an extra research assistant? How about 10 000 citizen scientists?! We’re looking for a great new idea for the 2014 National Science Week citizen science project. Harnessing the power of citizen science can provide practical and verifiable assistance, quickly doing the jobs that would have taken…
Explore the Seafloor at school
We recently received this wonderful feedback from a teacher about how her Yr 3/4 class had engaged with citizen science and Explore the Seafloor. What a fabulous project this is! I’ve been putting together an Oceanography science unit for my 3-4 primary class and in the process of researching for it came across this project just…
Explore the Seafloor almost over
More than 225 000 seafloor photos have been studied by citizen scientists so far. There are now less than 4 days to go! Citizen scientists have until midday this Monday 2 September to study more kelp photos. The sea urchin photos have now all been done. New participants can join now at www.exploretheseafloor.net.au The response to…