Citizen science in schools: Engaging students in research on urban habitat for pollinators

被引：47

作者：

Saunders, Manu E. ^{[1
,8
]}

Roger, Erin ^{[2
]}

Geary, William L. ^{[3
]}

Meredith, Floret ^{[4
]}

Welbourne, Dustin J. ^{[5
]}

Bako, Alex ^{[6
]}

Canavan, Emily ^{[6
]}

Herro, Francesca ^{[6
]}

Herron, Charlotte ^{[6
]}

Hung, Olivia ^{[6
]}

Kunstler, Madeline ^{[6
]}

Lin, Jade ^{[6
]}

Ludlow, Natasha ^{[6
]}

Paton, Mayling ^{[6
]}

Salt, Sunny ^{[6
]}

Simpson, Tallulah ^{[6
]}

Wang, Ariana ^{[6
]}

Zimmerman, Nikki ^{[6
]}

Drews, Kalani B. ^{[7
]}

Dawson, Hayley F. ^{[7
]}

Martin, Lachlan W. J. ^{[7
]}

Sutton, Jack B. ^{[7
]}

Webber, Chiquita C. ^{[7
]}

Ritchie, Amy L. ^{[7
]}

Berns, Leigham D. ^{[7
]}

Winch, Bella A. ^{[7
]}

Reeves, Holly R. ^{[7
]}

McLennan, Eiron C. ^{[7
]}

Gardner, Jordan M. ^{[7
]}

Butler, Charli G. ^{[7
]}

Sutton, Emily I. ^{[7
]}

Couttie, Max M. ^{[7
]}

Hildebrand, Jake B. ^{[7
]}

Blackney, Isabella A. ^{[7
]}

Forsyth, Justine A. ^{[7
]}

Keating, Deborah M. ^{[7
]}

Moles, Angela T. ^{[4
]}

机构：

[1] Charles Sturt Univ, Inst Land Water & Soc, Albury, NSW, Australia

[2] New South Wales Off Environm & Heritage, 59 Goulburn St, Sydney, NSW 2000, Australia

[3] Dept Environm Land Water & Planning, Biodivers Div, East Melbourne, Vic, Australia

[4] UNSW Sydney, Sch Biol Earth & Environm Sci, Ecol & Evolutionary Res Ctr, Sydney, NSW, Australia

[5] Univ New South Wales, Sch Phys Environm & Math Sci, Canberra, ACT, Australia

[6] Kambala, New South Head Rd, Rose Bay, NSW, Australia

[7] Kinglake Primary Sch, McMahons Rd, Kinglake, Vic, Australia

[8] Univ New England, UNE Business School, Sch Environm & Rural Sci, Armidale, NSW, Australia

来源：

AUSTRAL ECOLOGY | 2018年 / 43卷 / 06期

关键词：

citizen science; pollinators; science education; science engagement; urban ecology; PARTICIPATION; BIODIVERSITY; COMMUNITIES; INSECTS; PROJECT;

D O I：

10.1111/aec.12608

中图分类号：

Q14 [生态学（生物生态学）];

学科分类号：

071012 ; 0713 ;

摘要：

Citizen science can play an important role in school science education. Citizen science is particularly relevant to addressing current societal environmental sustainability challenges, as it engages the students directly with environmental science and gives students an understanding of the scientific process. In addition, it allows students to observe local representations of global challenges. Here, we report a citizen science programme designed to engage school-age children in real-world scientific research. The programme used standardized methods deployed across multiple schools through scientist-school partnerships to engage students with an important conservation problem: habitat for pollinator insects in urban environments. Citizen science programmes such as the programme presented here can be used to enhance scientific literacy and skills. Provided key challenges to maintain data quality are met, this approach is a powerful way to contribute valuable citizen science data for understudied, but ecologically important study systems, particularly in urban environments across broad geographical areas.

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页码：635 / 642

页数：8

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