Zoo Teach:
Classes for the curious minded
As an educational outreach tool Zooniverse projects
engage with a wide population across all age ranges
and encourage meaningful science research. Zoo
Teach (www.zooteach.org/) is a tool for educators to
share lessons that complement the Zooniverse projects
in the classroom. Searches can be done by age range,
subject and recent additions of lessons and resources
as seen in image #12.
Galaxy Zoo is available to educators and students via
an interactive tool called Navigator (www.galaxyzoo.
org/#/navigator/home) where groups can classify
galaxies, compare and investigate their characteristics.
and guides at www.planethunters.org/site_guide.
Humans have always been curious explorers. We
have searched for new sustenance, new lands, crossed
oceans and the void of space in search of new cultures
and knowledge. Today this curious exploration gene
continues to thrive as we search for knowledge to give
insight into our existence, whether it is on the ocean
While some of the above quests show the exciting
projects available for you to participate in, this is just
the tip of the iceberg. There is a whole universe – a
“zooniverse” of discoveries out there waiting for you
journey.
Image #12: Classes for the curious minded at the www.zooteach.org.
Sources:
Citizen Science Alliance
http://www.citizensciencealliance.org/
Chris Lintott on The Galaxy Zoo (Video)
Zooniverse
https://www.zooniverse.org/
NASA Exoplanet Archive
http://exoplanetarchive.ipac.caltech.edu/
Zoo Teach
http://www.zooteach.org/
Planet Hunters
http://www.planethunters.org/
Galaxy Zoo
http://www.galaxyzoo.org/
Planet Hunters Tutorial and Guides
http://www.planethunters.org/site_guide
Galaxy Zoo Navigator
http://www.galaxyzoo.org/#/navigator/home
Planet Hunters: A Zooniverse Project Blog
http://blog.planethunters.org/
Galaxy Zoo: A Zooniverse Project Blog
http://blog.galaxyzoo.org/
NASA Ames Research Center: Kepler A Search For Habitable Planets
http://kepler.nasa.gov/
Sloan Digital Sky Survey / Sky Server
http://skyserver.sdss.org/dr1/en/proj/advanced/galaxies/tuningfork.asp
Kepler 186-f Discovery
http://kepler.nasa.gov/news/index.cfm?FuseAction=ShowNews&NewsID=330
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