Citizen science

Citizen science is when ordinary people like you and me help scientists do their jobs. Scientists are usually scientists because they went to a lot of school and know about things like biology and mathematics, but sometimes they need help from regular people to do their special projects. Citizen science is when a scientist will ask ordinary people like us to do things like count animals, take pictures of the sky, or measure the temperature of a lake. By doing these things, regular people are helping scientists understand important things about the world around us. So even though you may not be a scientist, you can still be a scientist and help do science!