Community reviews for SciStarter

The SciStarter website is a good place to search for Citizen Science projects. I like how you can search by activity, subject, grade level and location. I also like the recommended picks for the classroom. This tab should be made more visible because currently it is very small and may be overlooked. The website could serve kids and teachers better if the projects were organized by date. On the website it is unclear if all the projects are still active or if there are deadlines to sign up to participate. Some of the projects are very detailed like NASA's SMAP project and give a clear description of materials needed and costs but others lack enough description for teachers to see if participating in these projects would be a feasible option economically. There is a filter in the search engine to search for free or low cost projects only which is helpful. Some advanced planning is required to participate in these projects so start looking early!