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Keith Esch  \nHorizon Research Inc., Chapel Hill, NC  \nEmily Burbacher  \nThe Ohio State Univ. Stone Laboratory, Put-In-Bay, OH  \nEric Dodrill  \nErie Soil & Water Conservation District, Sandusky, OH  \nKristen DeVanna Fussell  \nThe Ohio State Univ. Stone Laboratory, Put-In-Bay, OH  \nMitchell Magdich  \nThe Toledo Zoo and Aquarium, Toledo, OH  \nHeather Norris  \nMetroparks Toledo, Toledo, OH  \nW. Robert Midden  \nBowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH  \nJuly 2020  \nTABLE OF CONTENTS  \nPage  \nIntroduction ..................................................................................................................................... 1  \nContext and Perspective .................................................................................................................. 2  \nA Vision for Effective School-Based Citizen Science ................................................................... 3  \nRecommendations for Establishing an Effective School-Based CS Program ................................ 5  \nDiscussion ..................................................................................................................................... 16  \nAcknowledgements/Funding Information .................................................................................... 17  \nReferences ..................................................................................................................................... 18  \nHorizon Research, Inc. iv July 2020  \nINTRODUCTION  \nCitizen science (CS) projects have become widespread in part because they expand the capacity of professional scientists, enabling research that would otherwise be impracticable orunaffordable. In addition to the research benefits, educators and scientists have seen educational value in CS because it can incorporate students into real-world science projects. As a result, CSis increasingly making its way into schools. Recent articles describe teachers integrating CS into their instruction, ranging from elementary students collecting pollinator population data to highschool students mentoring younger students examining local watershed dynamics (Hayes, Smith, and Midden, in press; NSTA, 2018) . Further, data from a major national survey ofK–12 science teachers suggest that students would benefit from instruction that engages them in authentic science investigations. For example, in 2018, teachers reported that only about one-fourth of elementary science classes, and fewer than half of middle school and high school science classes, heavily emphasized how science is conducted (Banilower et al., 2018) . In addition, many states have adopted the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS; NGSS Lead States, 2013), which call for instruction that integrates disciplinary core ideas with crosscutting concepts and science and engineering practices. CS projects have the potential to engage students in these kinds of learning experiences. 1  \nAlthough studies have identified factors that affect the success of public involvement in science projects (Elliott and Rosenberg, 2019; Golumbic, Orr, Baram-Tsabari, and Fishbarin, 2017; Riesch and Potter, 2014), the school context presents a distinct set of opportunities and challenges. Among them, school-based CS endeavors are influenced by education mandates and are subject to constraints on time and resources that differ from those of interested adults in the general public. School-based CS is likely to have student learning, rather than contribution to science, as the primary objective. Further, students typically lack the training and experience needed for substantial involvement that many adult volunteers bring to CS. Schools may be in a position to attract professional scientists to help guide CS efforts, but scientist roles can vary considerably, from occasional input (sometimes from a distance) to regular face-to-face leadership that is ","cbCairNDiVZjfomB","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCairNDiVZjfomB","pdf",192760,22,"English","# Introduction\n## Context and Perspective\n## A Vision for Effective School-Based Citizen Science\n## Recommendations for Establishing an Effective School-Based CS Program\n## Discussion\n## Acknowledgements/Funding Information\n## References","[{\"question\":\"Why has citizen science become common and relevant to schools?\",\"answer\":\"Citizen science expands researchers’ capacity and can make research feasible, while also providing educational benefits by involving students in real-world science projects and investigations.\"},{\"question\":\"What challenges make school-based citizen science different from adult public involvement?\",\"answer\":\"School-based efforts are shaped by education mandates and constraints on time and resources, and students usually lack the training and experience that many adult volunteers bring.\"},{\"question\":\"What guidance does the paper provide for building effective school-based CS programs?\",\"answer\":\"It presents scientists’ views on what effective school-based CS should look like and how to establish and implement programs that produce desired learning outcomes.\"}]","Citizen Science in Schools - Scientists’ Perspectives on Promise and Pitfalls | PDF",1792051434,55]