research found that students had more engagement with the data collection process through implementing access to STEM based concepts and knowledge that pertains to their project

New York University

Students who participated developed a higher interest in science and politics. Interest is a key antecedent of learning motivation and thus is an essential factor for future scientific participation.

Interest and Participation

Saunders, M.S, et al (2018). Citizen science in schools: Engaging students in research on urban habitat for pollinators.Austral Ecology: A journal of ecology in the Southern Hemisphere. 43, 635-642

Citizen science in schools: Engaging students in research on urban habitat for pollinators

engagement in science: school aged children

This map details where the motivationof the citizen science volunteers stems from and how the volunteers continue to stay motivated to work.

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