Table of Contents
Introduction
Chapter 1. Have Projects
A horticulture project
A trees project
A microbiology project
A history/archaeology project
Profile: D. S. (Dewey) Livingston, historian
A wildlife project
A trash project
Profiles: Richard Lang and Judith Selby Lang, Artists
Natural experiments and free data
Chapter 2. Have Affiliations and Collaborate
Profile: Richard V. Wing, classicist
University extension schools
Profile: William E. Motzer, expert witness
Profile: Raymond “Bones” Bandar, collector
Chapter 3. Apply for Things
Profile: Lindsay Knippenberg, polar traveler
Chapter 4. Travel with Purpose/Travel for Free
Profile: Kevin Witte, Geographer
Home exchanges
Profile: William Schmoker, birder
Chapter 5. Teach and Mentor
Best teaching practices
Adjunct teaching at universities
Profile: Sharon Barnett, naturalist
Chapter 6. Citizen Science Programs
Profile: Gretchen LeBuhn, professor
Profile: John Wade, Farallon Patrol skipper
Chapter 7. Publish Your Work
Profile: Ralph C. Shanks, anthropologist
Poets have always been Hackademics
Profile: Prartho Sereno, Poet Laureate
Chapter 8. How Projects fit into Happiness Theory
Profile: Charlotte Torgovitsky, native plant propagator
Projects and your Family
Conclusion
Acknowledgements
Bibliography
Appendices :
Teacher Travel Programs web sites
University Extension Schools web sites
Citizen Science Program web sites
A Successful Application: National Science Foundation’s PolarTREC Professional Development Program for Teachers
A Successful Application: National Geographic Society’s Waitt Grant for Research
A Successful Application: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Ocean Guardian School Program
A Query Letter to an Agent or Publisher
