Ecology

Google Science Fair 2014

Project Dates:

2014-02-12 to 2014-05-12

Project Goal:

The Google Science Fair is a global online science and technology competition open to students ages 13 to 18.

Your Role:

Review the guidelines, develop a project idea, do the work and submit it by 12 May 2014.

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Macrosystems Research

Project Goal:

Build a continental network of study sites and naturalists to collect high quality data and imagery of a location during a hike during the day and at night.

Your Role:

Review the protocols, select a location to do a 2-hour nature hike, followed by 2-hours of mothing at night. Record and submit your data.

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"NatureServe Explorer provides conservation status, taxonomy, distribution, and life history information for more than 70,000 plants, animals, and ecological communities and systems in the United States and Canada. The data available through NatureServe Explorer represent a “snapshot” of the U.S. and Canadian data managed in the NatureServe Central Databases. These databases are dynamic, being continually enhanced and refined through the input of hundreds of natural heritage program scientists and other collaborators.

Project Goal:

Promote a sustainable relationship between people and their surrounding landscapes through exploration, understanding and celebrating the natural and cultural characteristics that define their community.

Your Role:

Analyze the natural history, cultural and ecological landscape of your community and engage others while doing it.

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