At its core, Youth-Focused Community and Citizen Science is all about when young people play a role in creating new scientific knowledge, becoming experts in their local environment, and then using that new knowledge to take action and make change. The resources found below have been designed to support youth engagement in a variety of citizen science projects on school campuses in both formal and informal educational settings. The Framework for Youth Learning in Community and Citizen Science has been used as the foundation for these resources, and is embedded into our community and citizen science resource materials - highlighting core activities like developing youth expertise - that intersect with key educator practices – such as shifting instruction to position youth as experts. This framework helps us understand how what we do leads to our desired outcomes.

Check out our highlighted resources