The goal of many non-major biology labs is to provide inquiry-based exercises that reinforce the course content within a single lab period. While that lab format supports student learning of biology content and some science skills, students are missing out on the opportunity to hone their scientific literacy by engaging in the scientific process in a more authentic way and seeing themselves as a part of the scientific community. The eBird Community Science Project is a seven-week long research project spread out over a semester in the style of a Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experience. The project uses a well-known app and database for crowdsourced bird data, allowing students to practice science by developing and answering a valid research question and contribute data to global research efforts. At the end of the semester, students create a unique communication artifact that presents their research to a non-scientific audience of their choosing. Since 2020, the eBird Community Science project has been implemented in all sections of our Introductory Biology course at The Ohio State University in both face-to-face and remote classrooms.
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