- A study finds citizen science helps monitor health.
- Volunteers collect data in local communities and towns.
- Local data can show problems with water or air.
- Citizen science also records nature and plastic pollution.
- The review says many official data are missing.
- Some countries already use these volunteer data.
- Projects need people who join and stay.
- There can be worries about data quality.
- Good design can make data more reliable.
- This helps local planning and global monitoring.
Difficult words
- citizen science — scientific work by local people and volunteers
- volunteer — a person who helps without payVolunteers, volunteer data
- data — information collected for study or decisions
- pollution — waste that harms air, water, or landplastic pollution
- monitor — watch or check something over time
- reliable — trustworthy and correct enough to use
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Discussion questions
- Would you join a local volunteer project?
- Which local problem would you watch: water or air?
- Do you trust data collected by volunteers?
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