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Public Engagement in Science: Open Access PHL
1. The document outlines three goals - to inspire interest in science through Science Cheerleaders, engage more citizen scientists through SciStarter, and empower citizen involvement in science policy through ECAST. 2. SciStarter is a website that connects regular people to real science projects they can participate in, such as monitoring birds, water quality, and analyzing space images and data. It has millions of citizen scientist volunteers. 3. ECAST brings citizen science and citizen input to science policy matters by interfacing citizen scientists with policymakers and facilitating participatory technology assessments on issues like analyzing space microbes and forecasting solar activity risks.
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- 1. Goals 1.INSPIRE! ScienceCheerleaders raise interest in/understanding of science. 2.ENGAGE! SciStarter grows the ranks of citizen scientists. 3.EMPOWER! ECAST opens doors to citizen involvement in science policy matters.
- 3. Video available viaYouTube: http://tinyurl.com/b4yw3tf
- 4. Science Cheerleader -Challengestereotypes -Inspire girls to consider STEM careers -Get people *from all walks of life* involved in science.
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- 6. ENGAGE! Darlene Cavalier www.scistarter.com Real science we can do together.
- 7. We are awebsite that connects regular people to real science they can do.
- 8. Someone you knowis a CITIZEN SCIENTIST eBird 1.5 million reports Water testing 1.5 million monitors SETI@ home 5 million volunteers
- 9. Citizen Science ISSerious Science. Accelerating analysis of tumor samples in huge datasets. Forecasting solar activity that poses radiation risks to humans and hardware in space. Analyzing wild algae species for their potential to produce biofuels.
- 10. Organized, searchable inventoryof projects. Distribution partners include Discover, PLOS, NSTA. WHYY. a To make it easier for people to learn about anndd ggeett iinnvvoollvveedd iinn pprroojjeeccttss..
- 11. University of Waterloo’sSnow Tweets goal Help researchers calibrate accuracy of snow measurement tools task Measure snow where you are, tweet or upload your geotagged data
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- 13. Researchers hire usto recruit participants.
- 15. EMPOWER! From citizenscience to citizen policy. Founders: Science Cheerleader, SciStarter, Woodrow Wilson Center for Scholars, Arizona State University, Boston Museum of Science
- 16. Policy relevance Interfacewith policy-makers Broad dissemination Nonpartisan Policy Research Organizations Science Museums Universities Direct public interface Trusted public educators Innovation in citizen engagement Innovation in TA concepts/methods Research, analysis and evaluation Training of researchers/practitioners
- 17. Research-to-Practice • April2014: NASA and ECAST finalized cooperative agreement to activate national participatory technology assessment initiative.
- 18. By helping peoplerediscover, do, and shape STEM, we can mobilize one of the our greatest resources. It’s never too late.