1.INSPIRE! Science Cheerleaders raise interest in/understanding of science.

2.ENGAGE! SciStarter grows the ranks of citizen scientists.

3.EMPOWER! ECAST opens doors to citizen involvement in science policy matters.

Goals

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-eUwG6Fe5M

Video available via YouTube: http://tinyurl.com/b4yw3tf

Science Cheerleader

-Challenge stereotypes

-Inspire girls to consider STEM careers

-Get people *from all walks of life* involved in science.

Partners.

ENGAGE!

Darlene Cavalierwww.scistarter.com

Real science we can do together.

We are a website that connects regular people

toreal science they can do.

Someone you know is a

CITIZEN SCIENTIST

eBird 1.5 million

reports

Water testing1.5 millionmonitors

SETI@ home5 million

volunteers

Accelerating analysis of tumor samples in huge datasets.

Forecasting solar activity that poses radiation risks to humans and hardware in space.

Analyzing wild algae species for their potential to produce biofuels.

Citizen Science IS Serious Science.

Organized, searchable inventory of projects. Distribution partners include Discover, PLOS, NSTA.

WHYY.

To make it easier for people to learn about and get involved in projects.To make it easier for people to learn about and get involved in projects.

University of Waterloo’s Snow Tweets

goal Help researchers calibrate accuracy of snow measurement toolstask Measure snow where you are, tweet or upload your geotagged data

www.SpaceMicrobes.org

Researchers hire us to recruit participants.

From citizen science to citizen policy.

Founders:Science Cheerleader, SciStarter, Woodrow Wilson Center for Scholars, Arizona State University, Boston Museum of Science

EMPOWER!

Science Museums

Nonpartisan PolicyResearch Organizations

Universities

Direct public interfaceTrusted public educators

Innovation in citizen engagement

Innovation in TA concepts/methodsResearch, analysis and evaluation

Training of researchers/practitioners

Policy relevanceInterface with policy-makers

Broad dissemination

Research-to-Practice

• April 2014: NASA and ECAST finalized cooperative agreement to activate national participatory technology assessment initiative.

By helping people rediscover, do, and shape STEM, we can mobilize one of the our greatest resources.

It’s never too late.