Natural Sciences

Science Friday Sticky

Science Friday is an amazing radio show and website. You can listen live via Public Radio International from 2 to 4 P.M. EST, download the podcast or listen and watch videos online. This program has been around since 1991 and covers the latest science from all fields as well as instances where science influences our culture and entertainment.

Science Friday is the source of my inspiration for creating weekendscientist.org as they endeavor to bring science to the enthusiast in all of us.

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Butterfly Gardening Tips

Follow the link below to a page of New England oriented gardening tips to attract butterflies and other pollinators.

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North American Butterfly Association

Project Goal: 
Increase public enjoyment and conservation of butterflies by: creating a website for people to share their sightings; organize counting efforts in May and July; and establish local chapters for people to join.
Your Role: 
Sign up to do a count and report your data.
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Website: 
Website Main Page

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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Website: 
Website Main Page

Bumblebee.org

There is a tremendous amount of information about bumblebees at this site. Check it out to satisfy your information needs as well as some ideas of what you can do on your own to help ensure the survival of native bumblebees.

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Firefly Watch

Project Goal: 
Learn the geographic distribution of fireflies and help to determine what impacts their survival.
Your Role: 
Register your backyard's characteristics, begin making observations and submit your data.
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Website: 
Website Main Page

Stable Isotope Project

Project Goal: 
Investigate patterns of reproduction, emergence and migration of different species of dragonfly at different latitudes.
Your Role: 
View the links below and then contact the project leader, Sara Zahendra (szahendra 'at' vtecostudies.org) at the Vermont Center for Ecostudies for further details.
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Website: 
Projects information page (go to halfway down)

Dragonfly Migration Monitoring

Project Goal: 
Understand the timing, duration, and direction of travel of migrating dragonflies and discovery any variations from season to season.
Your Role: 
Visit the website below to learn how to recognize the 5 focal species and monitor a location during their Fall and Spring migrations.
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Website: 
Website main page

Dragonfly Pond Watch

Project Goal: 
Understand the timing and location of dragonfly migrations throughout North America and improve knowledge of the local life history of dragonflies in each area.
Your Role: 
Locate a large pond or wetland, review the resources section on dragonflies, and start reporting your observations.
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Website: 
Pond Watch

e-Butterfly

Project Goal: 
Bring butterfly enthusiasts and scientists together and provide a place to share photos and locational data. Provide data that can be used to understand butterfly adaptation and responses to change.
Your Role: 
Observe butterflies, photograph them and submit records of your data. Also search the database for species that have been seen in your area.
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Website: 
Website Main Page in English

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