Teaching with Participatory Science Data

The team at BSCS Science Learning created a set of FieldScope-based lessons that anyone can freely access. These lessons, called Invitations to Inquiry with FieldScope, support teachers as they help their middle and high school students work with large data sets generated through participatory science projects. With these inquiries, students can use FieldScope’s advanced mapping and graphing tools to explore real data in the context of meaningful science classroom lessons. Access the full set of lessons from the BSCS Educator Resources section. Or, you may directly access the individual lessons at the links below:

• Budburst: Fall Colors
• Budburst: Lilac Festival
• Chesapeake Bay Project: Algal Blooms
• Chesapeake Bay Project: Dissolved Oxygen - Asking and Answering Questions with Data
• Chesapeake Bay Project: Restoring Oyster Reefs
• Colorado River Watch Project: Heavy Metals
• Colorado River Watch Project: Stocking Rivers with Trout
• FrogWatch USA Project: Frog Eat Frog World
• FrogWatch USA Project: Frog Symphony
• Globe at Night Project: Dark Skies
• Globe at Night Project: Global Night Sky Comparison
• Trash Free Potomac Project: Plastic Bags

Interested educators may also design their own inquiries using FieldScope resources. Materials to support you as you do this are located in the resource folder here.

If you are an educator interested in launching your own FieldScope project or joining an existing one, please visit the main FieldScope website at FieldScope.org.