Here is a sampling of some of our favorite submissions from the #ObserveEverything Science Club project. As you listen along to our final #ObserveEverything discussion on October 24th, scroll through the submissions below to get the full experience.
“After listening to the podcast, I asked my 2 yr old boy if he would be interested in observing something. He replied 'dump truck.' Knowing this was one of his favorite things to observe in the mornings of trash day we did just that.
“I have to admit I didn't realize I've been so dedicated to this “project.” I never knew what I would do with the data.
A photo posted by Grant Izzo (@girzaznot) on
“And in trying laboriously to match them up to field classification guides, only 2 species seem to have edible fruit. So I guess we know that the Pacific Northwest is absolutely bustling with eye-catching fruit-bearing plants,
Partial solar eclipse from Arizona taken with a cell phone (through a telescope) #observeeverything pic.twitter.com/4Knwaiiho6
— Dean Regas (@DeanRegas) October 23, 2014
See every #ObserveEverything submission in the submission gallery here
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