Girl Scouts: Citizen Scientists
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The Girl Scouts have made trees a big part of their citizen science efforts. Read on for ways you can participate—scout or not!
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It’s officially fall—let’s talk trees, please! Trees cool and moisten our air, fill it with oxygen, store carbon and provide food, fuel, and building materials for humans. And, more than that, they’re just plain nice to look at!
That’s why the Girl Scouts have made trees, and the environments that support them, a big part of their citizen science efforts. But you don’t have to be a scout to take part! Find out about the Girl Scout Tree Promise and other tree- and nature-focused initiatives below.
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NASA Globe Observer: Trees
NASA GLOBE Observer: Trees guides you on how to use your smartphone to report local tree height measurements that complement NASA satellite observations.
Scientists use the data to study carbon ecosystems (trees take up carbon from the atmosphere) and the global environment.
Location: Global
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Girl Scout Tree Promise
Check out the special project page on SciStarter to find even more projects that you and your friends and family can do together to study and observe the trees around you. Anyone can participate!
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Girl Scout Climate Challenge
Connect with your community to spread awareness about climate change. Girl Scouts and non-Girl Scouts can participate in these important citizen science projects that aid scientists in observing, recording and studying climate change. Materials are also available in Spanish!
Ends November 30
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SciStarter LIVE! GLOBE Observer: Trees
Check out our last SciStarter LIVE! when we were joined by a NASA science specialist from the GLOBE Observer: Trees project.
Plus, we discovered how participating in the project supports THREE Girl Scouts programs on SciStarter!
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Think Like a Scientist
It’s easy to Think Like a Scientist.
Participating in scientific research can be a part of your life. The Girl Scouts make it as simple as 1-2-3.
1) Observe a scientist.
2) Analyze data.
3) Capture new data that will be used by scientists to answer the big questions facing humanity today!
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