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Harris, Emily M.; Dixon, Colin G. H.; Bird, Erin Bridges; Ballard, Heidi L. – Journal of the Learning Sciences, 2020
In youth-focused community and citizen (YCCS) youth in classrooms and community-based programs produce data that scientists, resource managers and community members will use. This "nested" data situates learners' scientific activity within larger datasets, projects, and communities, with consequences for youth agency. To document…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Citizen Participation, Scientific Research, Science Education
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Bird, Erin Bridges; Harte, Peggy; Ballard, Heidi L. – Science and Children, 2020
"Citizen science" gives students a unique opportunity to engage with their own research, as well as data collected by other citizen scientists. Often, citizen science projects focus on students collecting and submitting data for scientists, which can sometimes limit opportunities to engage in the entire scientific process. This article…
Descriptors: Grade 4, Elementary School Students, Science Instruction, Teaching Methods