One of my most memorable science projects was the 'closed ecosystem report' where we went out to the creek, took a sample, sealed it in a jar, and recorded the results. What I never got to do, though, was anything that actually interacted with the community the way the projects described here do. "Year 13 students Breanna and Jessica began investigating how New Plymouth Girls' High School could generate its own sustainable energy for use in electric vehicles (EVs). The students won several science fair prizes and awards for the project, which involved monitoring the energy generation of solar panels and two types of wind turbines." I love stuff like this. It should be available for everyone. See also citizen science in action in te ao MÄori.
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