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WHAT IS PLANET FOUR: TERRAINS? DIFFICULTY LEVEL the Exotic Terrains of Mars’ South Pole Have Several Forms, Unlike Anything on Earth In their quest to understand our Universe, astronomers need to collect large amounts of data, DO YOU KNOW such as rock samples, sky observations, and pictures. They collect so much data that they that it is possible to do can’t handle it by themselves! As computers are not good enough to visually classify some of these images, scientists came up with the idea of setting up online platforms where everyone research without (yet!) interested could help them. With thousands of eyes and hands, their research work can go faster. being a scientist? THIS IS WHAT WE CALL CITIZEN SCIENCE AND YOU CAN BE PART OF IT. Check the activities listed in the booklet, find fun ways to learn about astronomy, or discover how you or your classroom can get involved and help future discoveries! @ @ @ @ PAGE PROJECT DIFFICULTY TYPE LANGUAGE PAGE PROJECT@ DIFFICULTY TYPE LANGUAGE GLOBE @ @ 7 @@ @ EN 1 CERBERUS @ @ @EN AT NIGHT � @ � DARK COSMO @ EN @@ @ EN @ 11 � @ @ 2 QUEST � @ SKIES@ ISS AR, CA, ZH, EN, LOSS OF MOON ZOO @@ @ EN FR, DE, IT, JA,@ 12 � @ 20 NIGHT � @ PL, RO, ES LIGHT POLLUTION @ @ PLANET FOUR: @@ @ EN 13 TERRAINS � � @ EN, ES, PT, IT, @ RU, PL, HU, 5 GALAXYZOO @ � @@ @ @ AR, HE, JA 19 SUNSPOTTER @ � @ EN RADIO EN, ES, RU, 15 @ @ ROCK AROUND GALAXY � @ DE, FR, PL, HU @ EN 22 THE WORLD � @ SOLAR SYSTEM MILKYWAY @ EN 30 @HOME � � GALAXIES @ @ @ @ PAGE PROJECT DIFFICULTY TYPE LANGUAGE PAGE PROJECT DIFFICULTY TYPE LANGUAGE EN, ZH, NL, FR, CYCLONE GREAT @ EN DE, HI, IS, IT, 3 @ � � @@ WORLD WIDE @ CENTRE 8 @ � @ JA, PL, PT, RO,@ STAR COUNT RU, ES, TR GEOTAG-X PILOT @@ @ EN 6 � � @ SCOPE @ EN @ PROJECT 16 @ � @ LOST AT 9 @@ @@ EN STARDUST NIGHT � 17 @ @ EN @ @HOME@ � � NIGHT @@ @ EN THE MILKY EN, FR, ZH, ES, 10 CITIES ISS � @ 18 @@ WAY@ PROJECT@ � � DE, ID, PL, DA 21 WOW @ @ EN, NL @ � � 23 ISKY � � @DE, EN EARTH OBSERVATION EARTH @ @ @ STARS @ EN, ES, FR, DE, @ DISK 4 @@ � � � @@ RU, PL, RO, HU, @ DETECTIVE ID, ZH, JA 25 FEEL GRAVITY EN, FR @@ @ @ � PLANET 14 @ � @ EN HUNTERS @ NIGHT SKY @ EN @ @ 27 TOOLS � PARTICLE @ SANDBOX EN, ES, FR, PL,@ 24 � � PT, DE EINSTEIN @ GRAVITY@ @@ 28 @ EN SIMULATOR @HOME � � SOLAR SYSTEM EN, ES, FR, PL, @ 26 @@ 29 SKYNET @ @ EN,@ FR @ EXPLORER 3D � PT, DE @ @ @ � UNIVERSE EXOPLANETS @ @ @ @ @ @ @ CITIZEN SCIENCE TEACHING MATERIAL FUN LEARNING SOFTWARE PHONE APP GAME WEBSITE FACEBOOK 1 CERBERUS Classify images from the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter! WHAT IS CERBERUS? DIFFICULTY LEVEL With Cerberus, you are contributing to the discovery of important features on the surface � � � � � of Mars. This game is in its trial phase and is part of a research thesis to investigate what is needed in a serious game and what is not. So you can helping science a great deal just LANGUAGES by playing a game. The game will be updated with new features gradually. English WHAT DO YOU DO? TYPE As our neighbour, Mars has been the subject of many studies. The need to classify the Citizen Science surface of the red planet provides the context for this amazing science game. Images from the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter are divided into segments. You have to classify PLATFORM these images into the segments according to what they show. Do they show small ridges, Website/Facebook page big dunes, honeycomb structures, or other strange objects? GO HERE RELATION TO SCHOOL SUBJECTS www.cerberusgame.com Mars, the science of astronomy 2 COSMO QUEST Spot craters and surface features in the images of Mars, the Moon, asteroids, and Mercury. WHAT IS COSMO QUEST? DIFFICULTY LEVEL Cosmo Quest’s goal is to create a community of people who will advance the understanding � � � � � of the Universe: a community of people who will participate in doing science, who can explain why their work matters, and what questions are they helping to answer. Cosmo Quest wants to LANGUAGES create a community, and you’re invited to be a part of it. English WHAT DO YOU DO? TYPE In this project, you mark the circumference of the craters and surface features on high- Citizen Science resolution images of Mars, the Moon, asteroids, and Mercury. As all impacts are almost perfect circles, you simply need to outline the crater for all the dimples on an image above a certain PLATFORM size. Asteroid Mappers also provide the option to map boulders on the surface and other Website /Phone App features. GO HERE RELATION TO SCHOOL SUBJECTS cosmoquest.org Geology, the science of astronomy, the Solar System 3 CYCLONE CENTRE How do tropical cyclones form and change? Find the answer by checking the storm satellite images. WHAT IS CYCLONE CENTER? DIFFICULTY LEVEL This project aims to better understand how tropical cyclones form and change. By answering a � � � � � few simple questions about these satellite images, you can help climatologists predict future storm behaviour. LANGUAGES English WHAT DO YOU DO? You will be given two satellite images and asked to select the strongest storm. Next, you have TYPE to answer a few simple questions. You will be given additional information, and you will have Citizen Science the opportunity to chat with Cyclone Centre volunteers to learn more about what you see! PLATFORM RELATION TO SCHOOL SUBJECTS Website Earth observation, climate change, satellite GO HERE www.cyclonecenter.org 4 DISK DETECTIVE Discover new planetary systems! WHAT IS DISK DETECTIVE? DIFFICULTY LEVEL In Disk Detective, you look at stars to find dusty debris disks, which are similar to our asteroid � � � � � field. These disks suggest that the related stars are in the early stages of forming planetary systems. Learning more about these stars can tell us how our Solar System was formed. LANGUAGES English, Spanish, French, German, WHAT DO YOU DO? Russian, Polish, Romanian, Magyar, Planets are formed from vast clouds of gas, dust, and chunks of rock clouds that take the Bahasa Indonesian, Chinese, Japanese shape of disks with stars in the centre. It is possible to tell where planets are forming and where planets probably exist by searching for specific stars surrounded by these types of disks. TYPE Computers often confuse debris disks around stars with other astronomical objects. Your help Citizen Science is needed to find the stars that actually have these disks around them in galaxies or nebulae. PLATFORM RELATION TO SCHOOL SUBJECTS Website The Solar System, stars, satellites, the science of astronomy GO HERE www.diskdetective.org 5 GALAXY ZOO Compare galaxies to understand their evolution. WHAT IS GALAXY ZOO? DIFFICULTY LEVEL In their quest to find all the stars in the Universe, researchers have to go through a vast � � � � � number of images. But with the help of millions of people, the task can go much faster! Galaxy Zoo compares the galaxies of the past with the galaxies of the present, giving us a LANGUAGES clear understanding of what affects their growth – mergers, active black holes, or basic star English, Spanish, Portuguese, formation. Italian, Russian, Polish, Magyar, Arabic, Hebrew, Japanese WHAT DO YOU DO? In this project, you classify the shapes of galaxies from the images taken by telescopes. You TYPE have to observe a picture and run through a few options to fully classify the shape that you Citizen Science see. To help you, there are examples at each step. PLATFORM RELATION TO SCHOOL SUBJECTS Website The Solar System, galaxies GO HERE www.galaxyzoo.org 6 GEOTAG-X PILOT PROJECT Recognise important information from a photograph and create datasets that could become essential tools for predicting disasters. WHAT IS GEOTAG-X? DIFFICULTY LEVEL Scientists want to know if Geo-Tag-X can be a useful tool in case of disasters. Therefore, � � � � � they have set up a series of pilot projects covering different related disaster events, such as earthquakes, floods, and hurricanes as well as slow-moving events such as drought, climate LANGUAGES change and pollution. The analysis can cover topics as diverse as environmental conditions, English health, agriculture, and engineering. TYPE WHAT DO YOU DO? Citizen Science GeoTag-X is a research project that asks you to recognise the important information in a photograph and create relevant, structured datasets. You can contribute in two ways. The main PLATFORM way is to answer specific questions about images. The other way is to find photographs for Website active projects. Without photographs, the applications on this website will not give important information. To help you do this, an add-on for the Firefox browser is available, and it allows GO HERE you to send photos directly to the server while you are browsing the web. www.geotagx.org RELATION TO SCHOOL SUBJECTS Weather, climate change 7 GLOBE AT NIGHT Measure the brightness of your night sky and share your observations with other citizen scientists. WHAT IS GLOBE AT NIGHT? DIFFICULTY LEVEL Globe at Night is an international campaign to raise public awareness about the impact of light � � � � � pollution. The programme invites citizen scientists to measure their night sky brightness and submit their observations from a computer or a smartphone. Light pollution threatens not only LANGUAGES our ‘right to starlight,’ but can also affect energy consumption, wildlife, and health. Over the English last 9 years, people in 115 countries have contributed to more than 100,000 measurements, making Globe at Night the most successful light pollution awareness campaign to date! TYPE Citizen Science WHAT DO YOU DO? Explore the last 9 years of data in our interactive data map or see how your city performed PLATFORM with our regional map generator. The Globe at Night website is easy to use and contains Website abundant background information. The database can be compared with other databases, to know, for example, how light pollution affects the foraging habits of bats. You can learn about GO HERE observing the sky and share your observations with the scientists.
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