You, too can be a scientist
Posted by: Barbara Bibel
Have you always wanted to do scientific research but thought that you had to be Einstein to do it? Fear not, the good people at Scientific American have opportunities for you. Just go to www.scientificamerican.com/education and you will find projects for both children and adults. Bring Science Home offers a new project for children ages 6-12 every Thursday. Blowing the best bubbles, making butter, or using physics to keep candy cold are a few examples. The site also has videos to show you how to make a compass or watch yeast breathe. Citizen Science allows adults to participate in ongoing research by counting birds in the Christmas Bird Count, donating computer time to the SETI project, or classifying heavenly objects in the Galaxy Zoo. The site also has current science news, blogs, podcasts, videos, and the 1,000 Scientists in 1,000 Days project, which matches scientists with educators for classroom projects. So go ahead and volunteer. You may be classifying whale songs or tracking infectious diseases in your area-learning while advancing scientific knowledge. What could be better?
