citizen science
nounUK /ˈsɪtɪzən ˈsaɪəns/
US /ˈsɪtɪzən ˈsaɪəns/
Citizen science is when regular people help scientists by collecting or sharing information about nature and the world.
In citizen science, kids count birds in their backyard and send the numbers to scientists.
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2. Science projects where everyday people work together with professional scientists as partners.
The park study was a citizen science project where families and researchers worked side by side.
3. The practice of ordinary people recording observations that scientists later study.
Citizen science helped track how early the flowers bloomed this spring.
4. A way for the public to take part in real scientific discovery without being a scientist.
Through citizen science, anyone can help map the stars in the night sky.