Research

Team

## Citizen Science in the Classroom ##
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Citizen science offers exciting opportunities for both science and education. Our project aims to: 1) improve our understanding of *ngā manu* (New Zealand birds) in New Zealand cities and 2) research the advantages and limitations of engaging students with citizen science projects.

Independently of group age, citizen science provides numerous benefits in the classroom. Citizen science can help teaching younger children the foundations of science and the scientific method. High school students are able to use citizen science projects as case studies for more specific questions, like the validity of scientific methods. University students can develop projects for complex methods, learn skills to manage large amounts of information efficiently and use the community around the project as a resource to ask questions and share their knowledge. 

We are investigating the use of citizen science projects as part of a broader curriculum in New Zealand schools. We work with teachers throughout the country who use *Ngā manu tātākī* in their science class. Students engaged with our citizen science project learn about scientific challenges, develop new skills, and understand the cultural and ecological values of native biodiversity. If you would like to start using citizen science in your classroom, see [Citizen Scientists in the Classroom](https://ocsinclassroom.wordpress.com/).


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Education

Help us identifying Ngā manu tātākī (New Zealand bird calls)

Ngā manu tātākī

At the moment, you can classify if there are bird calls in 5 or 10 seconds of audio. Using your classifications and machine learning algorithms we will be able to automatically detect bird calls. Soon we will provide more workflows where you will be able to identify specific bird calls and validate computer-classified calls.