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Citizen Scienceand the Zooniverse
Kelly A. Borden – Senior Educator for Citizen Science Adler Planetarium
Chicago, Illinois
@zooteach
What we do….
Zooniverse is a collection of online citizen science projects from across a variety of scientific disciplines.
Citizen Science
Many hands make light work….
How does Zooniverse work?
Data, too much of a good thing?
Some things to ponder….
Crowdsourcing
Taking a big problem and breaking it into small pieces that many people can help to solve.
Galaxy Zoo
Training
Why can’t a computer do this?
Can I break science if I am wrong?
It worked!
• Over 40 peer-reviews papers published using Galaxy Zoo data
• 1.25 million galaxies have been classified, each by multiple volunteers
• Serendipitous discoveries
Seafloor Explorer
Zooniverse volunteers identify groundcover and animals on the seafloor to help scientists understand the distribution of animals and habitats on the ocean floor.
Seafloor Explorer by the numbers….
• 40,000,000 images to be classified• 986,282 images classified in first two
months of the project• 5,479 hours of human effort• 2 years 8 months for one person working
fulltime to complete this task (with no vacation)
on-going research,open questions
Why Zooniverse in the classroom?
• Authentic scientific experience
• Real data
• Contributing to cutting-edge research
• Free
A project for everybody….
Resources for Teacherswww.zooteach.org
Zooniverse Education Blog
education.zooniverse.org
Data Exploration Tools
Galaxy Zoo Navigator
http://www.galaxyzoo.org/#/navigator/home
Zooniverse Ambassadors Teacher Workshop
August 8th-9th
Adler Planetarium, ChicagoTravel Costs & Stipend
Apply online at education.zooniverse.orgApplications due June 7th