Week 2 - Welcome to Week 2

Last week, we dived right into the subject of citizen science, and looked at some of the citizen observatories which make-up WeObserve. We heard lots of stories from different projects and considered best practice for citizen scientists.

We also discussed community building and team formation. We talked about the different ways citizens can come together and look at environmental issues in groups. And how to use these issues as a starting point in creating a citizen observatory.

This week, we will be focusing on data. We will discover the importance of data in citizen science, and find out what to consider when collecting data. The observatories will share their approaches to collecting data. We’ll also hear about low-cost and do-it-yourself sensors that you can use to collect your own data.

We’ll apply these approaches to our activity this week by thinking about the types of measurements we can collect, and learn to create a simple plan for action.