Cyberchase
A Citizen Scientist Survey
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To learn more about the problem, the CyberSquad recruits citizen scientists using surveys.
With Motherboard down, the CyberSquad needs a way to see what's happening across cyberspace. They decide to recruit cybercitizens as citizen scientists who will report on what's happening near them. The kids create an email survey which will give them more information.
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Cyberchase
A Citizen Scientist Survey
Clip: Special | 1m 24sVideo has Closed Captions
With Motherboard down, the CyberSquad needs a way to see what's happening across cyberspace. They decide to recruit cybercitizens as citizen scientists who will report on what's happening near them. The kids create an email survey which will give them more information.
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can't see what's happening out there!
>> What we need are eyes all over the place, like Ollie, to tell us what's going on.
>> Lots of eyes.
Cyberspace is huge!
>> There must be something we can do.
>> Wait a minute.
What about asking all the kids out there to help, to tell us what they know?
>> Right!
They can all be Citizen Scientists!
>> They can gather information from where they are, send the data to us, and we'll analyze it, just like scientists do.
>> I'm on it!
Let's put out a survey.
"Dear Citizen Scientist friends..." Um...what do we ask them to look for?
>> Well, why is stuff falling?
>> Before we can figure that out, I think we need to know where it's falling.
>> Okay.
"If stuff is falling on your cybersite, tell us what site you're on."
>> Ask if it's harming any animals.
>> But we already know this stuff isn't good for animals.
>> Yeah, you're right.
>> Hmm.
What else do we need to know?
>> How about what time things fell?
That would be helpful.
>> Good.
"Tell us about what time everything fell."
>> And how much.
>> Do we really need to know how much?
>> I know!
Tell them to send a photo of what fell.
That way, we'll know how much came down and what it is.
>> Great idea!
"And please send photos."
Anything else?
>> I don't think so.
That should give us a good picture of what's going on.
>> Done!
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