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🌕 Lunar Society Bulletins: “Citizen Science” Projects for Homeschoolers

"Men work together," I told him from the heart,
"Whether they work together or apart."

— Robert Frost

Posts about the many independent "citizen science" projects in a wide variety of fields that are available to homeschool students, along with news about the Lunar Society of the River Houses. Add your name to our free River Houses mailing list to get these and other great homeschool teaching ideas delivered right to your mailbox every week! 😊

❡ Calling all homeschool photographers: One of the special projects we recommend is the Wikimedia Commons Photo Challenge, a monthly opportunity for your homeschool students to improve their photographic skills and submit high-quality images to the public Wikimedia Commons database. We put up a separate post with the current Photo Challenge themes at the beginning of every month. 📸

🌕 HOMESCHOOL “CITIZEN SCIENCE” PROJECTS for June

3 June 2023 by Bob O'Hara

Our June full-moon report on the real “citizen science” projects around the world that you and your students can participate in from the comfort of your little home academy. Pick one and get started today!

Filed Under: Lunar Society Bulletins

🌕 HOMESCHOOL “CITIZEN SCIENCE” PROJECTS for May

5 May 2023 by Bob O'Hara

Our May full-moon report on the real “citizen science” projects around the world that you and your students can participate in from the comfort of your little home academy. Pick one and get started today!

Filed Under: Lunar Society Bulletins

📸 PHOTO CHALLENGE for May: “Macro Photography” and “Feathers”

4 May 2023 by Bob O'Hara

Calling all homeschool photographers! The Wikimedia Commons Photo Challenge is a great way for enthusiastic homeschool photography students to develop their talents and gain some recognition for their work. This month’s themes are “Macro Photography” and “Feathers.” Take a look!

Filed Under: Homeschool Arts & Music, Lunar Society Bulletins, Photo Challenges

🌕 HOMESCHOOL “CITIZEN SCIENCE” PROJECTS for April

6 April 2023 by Bob O'Hara

Our April full-moon report on the real “citizen science” projects around the world that you and your students can participate in from the comfort of your little home academy. Pick one and get started today!

Filed Under: Lunar Society Bulletins

📸 PHOTO CHALLENGE for April: “Baby Farm Animals” and “Looking Up”

3 April 2023 by Bob O'Hara

Calling all homeschool photographers! The Wikimedia Commons Photo Challenge is a great way for enthusiastic homeschool photography students to develop their skills and gain some recognition for their work. This month’s themes are “Baby Farm Animals” and “Looking Up.” Take a look!

Filed Under: Homeschool Arts & Music, Lunar Society Bulletins, Photo Challenges

📡 JOIN A “CITIZEN SCIENCE” PROJECT for Einstein’s Birthday

14 March 2023 by Bob O'Hara

You and your young science students can join the search for undiscovered pulsars in deep space, right from the comfort of your own homeschool living room. (Really!) How cool is that?

Filed Under: Homeschool Astronomy, Homeschool Holidays & History, Lunar Society Bulletins

🌕 HOMESCHOOL “CITIZEN SCIENCE” PROJECTS for March

7 March 2023 by Bob O'Hara

Our March full-moon report on the real “citizen science” projects around the world that you and your students can participate in from the comfort of your little home academy. Pick one and get started today!

Filed Under: Lunar Society Bulletins

📸 PHOTO CHALLENGE for March: “Laundering” and “Hotels”

6 March 2023 by Bob O'Hara

Calling all homeschool photographers! The Wikimedia Commons Photo Challenge is a great way for enthusiastic homeschool photography students to develop their talents and gain some recognition for their work. This month’s themes are “Laundering” and “Hotels & Motels.” Take a look!

Filed Under: Homeschool Arts & Music, Lunar Society Bulletins, Photo Challenges

🌕 HOMESCHOOL “CITIZEN SCIENCE” PROJECTS for February

5 February 2023 by Bob O'Hara

Our February full-moon report on the real “citizen science” projects around the world that you and your students can participate in from the comfort of your little home academy. Pick one and get started today!

Filed Under: Lunar Society Bulletins

📸 PHOTO CHALLENGE for February: “Handles” and “Cruise Ships”

4 February 2023 by Bob O'Hara

Calling all homeschool photographers! The Wikimedia Commons Photo Challenge is a great way for enthusiastic homeschool photography students to develop their talents and gain some recognition for their work. This month’s themes are “Handles” and “Passenger Ships.” Take a look!

Filed Under: Homeschool Arts & Music, Lunar Society Bulletins, Photo Challenges

🐦 NATURE NOTES: Join the Great Backyard Bird Count!

3 February 2023 by Horace the Otter 🦦

Get your homeschool naturalists involved in the Great Backyard Bird Count, an annual international survey that will let you and your students make a real contribution to science.

Filed Under: Homeschool Natural History, Lunar Society Bulletins

🌕 HOMESCHOOL “CITIZEN SCIENCE” PROJECTS for January

6 January 2023 by Bob O'Hara

Our January full-moon report on the real “citizen science” projects around the world that you and your students can participate in from the comfort of your little home academy. Pick one and get started today!

Filed Under: Lunar Society Bulletins

📸 PHOTO CHALLENGE for January: “Ice” and “Hospitals”

4 January 2023 by Bob O'Hara

Calling all homeschool photographers! The Wikimedia Commons Photo Challenge is a great way for enthusiastic homeschool photography students to develop their talents and gain some recognition for their work. This month’s themes are “Ice” and “Hospitals.” Take a look!

Filed Under: Homeschool Arts & Music, Lunar Society Bulletins, Photo Challenges

🌕 HOMESCHOOL “CITIZEN SCIENCE” PROJECTS for December

7 December 2022 by Bob O'Hara

Our December full-moon report on the real “citizen science” projects around the world that you and your students can participate in from the comfort of your little home academy. Pick one and get started today!

Filed Under: Lunar Society Bulletins

📸 PHOTO CHALLENGE for December: “Engines” and “Rule Breaking”

5 December 2022 by Bob O'Hara

Calling all homeschool photographers! The Wikimedia Commons Photo Challenge is a great way for enthusiastic homeschool photography students to develop their talents and gain some recognition for their work. This month’s themes are “Under the Hood” and “Breaking the Rules.” Take a look!

Filed Under: Homeschool Arts & Music, Lunar Society Bulletins, Photo Challenges

🐦 BIRD-FEEDING SEASON is Here! (And so is Project FeederWatch!)

19 November 2022 by Horace the Otter 🦦

Setting up a bird feeder is one of the simplest and most educational homeschool activities you can do at any time of year. And by tracking the birds you see at your backyard feeder you can make a real contribution to science through Cornell University’s Project FeederWatch.

Filed Under: Homeschool Natural History, Lunar Society Bulletins

📚 🇺🇸 HOMESCHOOL OPPORTUNITIES: The Veterans History Project

10 November 2022 by Bob O'Hara

You and your homeschool students can contribute to an important historical documentary project by interviewing American veterans in your family or community for the Library of Congress.

Filed Under: Homeschool Books & Libraries, Homeschool Holidays & History, Lunar Society Bulletins

🌕 HOMESCHOOL “CITIZEN SCIENCE” PROJECTS for November

8 November 2022 by Bob O'Hara

Our November full-moon report on the real “citizen science” projects around the world that you and your students can participate in from the comfort of your little home academy. Pick one and get started today!

Filed Under: Lunar Society Bulletins

📸 PHOTO CHALLENGE for November: “Unfinished Things” and “Hair”

3 November 2022 by Bob O'Hara

Calling all homeschool photographers! The Wikimedia Commons Photo Challenge is a great way for enthusiastic homeschool photography students to develop their talents and gain some recognition for their work. This month’s themes are “Unfinished Things” and “Hair.” Take a look!

Filed Under: Homeschool Arts & Music, Lunar Society Bulletins, Photo Challenges

🌕 HOMESCHOOL “CITIZEN SCIENCE” PROJECTS for October

9 October 2022 by Bob O'Hara

Our October full-moon report on the real “citizen science” projects around the world that you and your students can participate in from the comfort of your little home academy. Pick one and get started today!

Filed Under: Lunar Society Bulletins

📸 PHOTO CHALLENGE for October: “Skyscrapers” and “Green Things”

4 October 2022 by Bob O'Hara

Calling all homeschool photographers! The Wikimedia Commons Photo Challenge is a great way for enthusiastic homeschool photography students to develop their talents and gain some recognition for their work. This month’s themes are “Skyscrapers” and “Green Things.” Take a look!

Filed Under: Homeschool Arts & Music, Lunar Society Bulletins, Photo Challenges

🌕 HOMESCHOOL “CITIZEN SCIENCE” PROJECTS for September

10 September 2022 by Bob O'Hara

Our September full-moon report on the real “citizen science” projects around the world that you and your students can participate in from the comfort of your little home academy. Pick one and get started today!

Filed Under: Lunar Society Bulletins

📸 PHOTO CHALLENGE for September: “Abstract Images” and “Gift Giving”

6 September 2022 by Bob O'Hara

Calling all homeschool photographers in the new homeschool year! The Wikimedia Commons Photo Challenge is a great way for enthusiastic photography students to develop their talents and gain some recognition for their work. This month’s themes are “Abstract Photography” and “Gift Giving.” Take a look!

Filed Under: Homeschool Arts & Music, Lunar Society Bulletins, Photo Challenges

🌕 HOMESCHOOL “CITIZEN SCIENCE” PROJECTS for August

11 August 2022 by Bob O'Hara

Our August full-moon report on the real scientific and scholarly projects around the world that you and your students can participate in from the comfort of your little home academy. Pick one and get started today!

Filed Under: Lunar Society Bulletins

📸 PHOTO CHALLENGE for August: “Lake Islands” and “Insects”

4 August 2022 by Bob O'Hara

Calling all homeschool photographers! The Wikimedia Commons Photo Challenge is a great way for enthusiastic homeschool photography students to develop their talents and gain some recognition for their work. This month’s themes (to wrap up the current homeschool year) are “Lake Islands” and “Insects.” Take a look!

Filed Under: Homeschool Arts & Music, Lunar Society Bulletins, Photo Challenges

🌕 HOMESCHOOL “CITIZEN SCIENCE” PROJECTS for July

13 July 2022 by Bob O'Hara

Our July full-moon report on the real scientific and scholarly projects around the world that you and your students can participate in from the comfort of your little home academy. Pick one and get started today!

Filed Under: Lunar Society Bulletins

📸 PHOTO CHALLENGE for July: “Big & Small” and “Gaze”

5 July 2022 by Bob O'Hara

Calling all homeschool photographers! The Wikimedia Commons Photo Challenge is a great way for enthusiastic homeschool photography students to develop their talents and gain some recognition for their work. This month’s themes are “Big & Small” and “Gaze.” Take a look!

Filed Under: Homeschool Arts & Music, Lunar Society Bulletins, Photo Challenges

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