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Written by Gweny, Margot and Aaja
Our first steps as citizen scientists (2020)
In this book, we share experiences of our first citizen science activity. It was called the Wild Pollinator Count.
Citizen science involves people like us where we participate in interesting activities.
In the process we learn and share our knowledge with others.
We got motivated after watching an episode on the Project in which the host Lisa Wilkinson interviewed ABC's Costa Georgiadis who explained more about the activity.
Citizen science involves people like us where we participate in interesting activities.
In the process we learn and share our knowledge with others.
We got motivated after watching an episode on the Project in which the host Lisa Wilkinson interviewed ABC's Costa Georgiadis who explained more about the activity.
What is the Wild Pollinator Count about?
The Australian Wild Pollinator Count Project is held twice a year across the country in spring and autumn. Participants count the number of insects on a flowering plant over two days.
The project is important because it allows to understand more about insects that can carry pollen between flowers. This is how they help to make seeds in flowers.
The Australian Wild Pollinator Count Project is held twice a year across the country in spring and autumn. Participants count the number of insects on a flowering plant over two days.
The project is important because it allows to understand more about insects that can carry pollen between flowers. This is how they help to make seeds in flowers.
What did we do?
We had to identify one plant and over two days count the number of insects that visited it. The time had to be the same on both days. We also had to fill in this table and record our results.
We had to identify one plant and over two days count the number of insects that visited it. The time had to be the same on both days. We also had to fill in this table and record our results.
Source: https://wildpollinatorcount.com/
We chose a marigold plant with lots of flowers. In the past of weeks we had seen lots of insects around it. We wrote about it in book "Gweny and Margot's investigation of flowers".
We decided to observe the plant for 10 minutes and record insect visits on Saturday and Sunday at 12pm.
We used the identification tips from the WildPollinator Count website to identify the insects.
We decided to observe the plant for 10 minutes and record insect visits on Saturday and Sunday at 12pm.
We used the identification tips from the WildPollinator Count website to identify the insects.