A Cascading Classroom: the Benefits of Utilizing Teachers and Students as Citizen Scientists in Research

摘要

Citizen science is becoming in an integral part of entomological research and education. Large-scale, long-term research projects, vital to the study of ecological interactions, are often prohibitively expensive and difficult to manage without input from citizen scientists (Silvertown 2009). For educators and students, involvement in entomology research can provide a valuable educational opportunity by incorporating professional development for teachers and a hands-on, social learning environment (Krasny 2005).