citizen science
Crowdsourced data collection
Citizen science is scientific research conducted wholly or partly by amateur volunteers rather than professional scientists.
Participants might count birds, monitor water quality, or classify galaxy images—contributing data at scales impossible for small research teams alone.
The app lets you contribute to citizen science by photographing insects in your backyard.
Gathering input from masses
- volunteerUnpaid willing participant
- amateurNonprofessional participant
- hobbyistRecreational pursuer of interests
- enthusiastArdent admirer of something
naturalist · data collection · observation · monitoring · recording · surveying · species identification · fieldwork
Common people as political base
- public engagementInteraction with the community
- collaborationJoint intellectual work
- collectiveJointly organized group
- inclusivityPractice of welcoming all
network · democratization · indigenous knowledge · neighborhood · global · distributed · partnership · cooperative
Range of life forms
- endangered speciesOrganisms facing extinction risk
- habitatOrganism's natural environment
- wildlifeUndomesticated natural organisms
- preservationMaintaining something's condition
restoration · ecosystem · flora · fauna · monitoring · reforestation · water quality · pollution
Systematic accumulation of facts
- methodologyFormal procedural framework
- observationAttentive watching or remark
- samplingExtracting subset for study
- analysisMethodical study of parts
validation · protocols · peer review · datasets · quality control · open access · replication · hypothesis testing
Gaining knowledge gradually
- outreachProactive community assistance
- STEMFour-discipline academic grouping
- curriculumEducational program's content plan
- hands-onInvolving direct physical engagement
discovery · mentorship · workshops · training · public understanding · skill-building · critical thinking · nature journaling
crowdsourcing
Gathering input from masses
- volunteerUnpaid willing participant
- amateurNonprofessional participant
- hobbyistRecreational pursuer of interests
enthusiast · naturalist · data collection · observation · monitoring · recording · surveying · species identification · fieldwork · phenology
grassroots
Common people as political base
- public engagementInteraction with the community
- collaborationJoint intellectual work
- collectiveJointly organized group
inclusivity · network · democratization · indigenous knowledge · neighborhood · global · distributed · partnership · cooperative · open source
biodiversity
Range of life forms
- endangered speciesOrganisms facing extinction risk
- habitatOrganism's natural environment
- wildlifeUndomesticated natural organisms
preservation · restoration · ecosystem · flora · fauna · monitoring · reforestation · water quality · pollution · migration patterns
data collection
Systematic accumulation of facts
- methodologyFormal procedural framework
- observationAttentive watching or remark
- samplingExtracting subset for study
analysis · validation · protocols · peer review · datasets · quality control · open access · replication · hypothesis testing · variables
learning
Gaining knowledge gradually
- outreachProactive community assistance
- STEMFour-discipline academic grouping
- curriculumEducational program's content plan
hands-on · discovery · mentorship · workshops · training · public understanding · skill-building · critical thinking · nature journaling · field guides
- science hobbiesastronomy, stargazing, microscopy, chemistry sets, robotics
- voluntary participationvolunteering, donating, charity work, community service, opt-in
- birdingbirding, bird watching, birdwatcher, birder, binoculars
- crowdsourcingcrowdwork, microtask, hits, worker, requester
- digital researchsearch engine, data analysis, database, digital libraries, search
- eco eventsEarth Day, Earth Hour, Arbor Day, climate march, climate strike
science, scientist, citizen, scientific, citizenship, denizen, citizenry, noncitizen, earth science