Citizen science enables everyday people to be involved in scientific research by participating in data collection. Many consider Benjamin Franklin to be America’s first citizen scientist. Franklin believed all people should engage with science, and that knowledge can be used to advance society for the benefit of all. Join PBS Books, SciStarter and PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs for a free virtual program on April 20th at 7pm ET, in celebration with Citizen Science Month, STEM storytelling, and Ken Burns’s BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, which will begin to air April 4 at 8/7c on PBS stations nationwide . Continue your citizen science journey on https://www.SciStarter.org/BenFranklin
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