1 00:00:09,040 --> 00:00:12,880 Hello Girl Scouts and troop leaders! We 2 00:00:11,040 --> 00:00:14,799 at GLOBE are very excited that you have 3 00:00:12,880 --> 00:00:16,160 chosen to use the GLOBE Observer app to 4 00:00:14,799 --> 00:00:17,680 work on your Think Like a Citizen 5 00:00:16,160 --> 00:00:19,680 Scientist Journey. 6 00:00:17,680 --> 00:00:22,480 This video can be used as a plug and 7 00:00:19,680 --> 00:00:23,600 play with pauses for activities, so pay 8 00:00:22,480 --> 00:00:25,599 attention 9 00:00:23,600 --> 00:00:28,080 and pause the video while you work. 10 00:00:25,599 --> 00:00:30,240 Alternatively, troop leaders, service unit, 11 00:00:28,080 --> 00:00:32,000 or council volunteers can use this video 12 00:00:30,240 --> 00:00:33,280 as an example of how you might run your 13 00:00:32,000 --> 00:00:35,200 own program. 14 00:00:33,280 --> 00:00:37,120 However you choose to use this video, 15 00:00:35,200 --> 00:00:39,920 enjoy your journey as you learn to think 16 00:00:37,120 --> 00:00:41,440 like a citizen scientist. 17 00:00:39,920 --> 00:00:43,040 Welcome to the first step in being a 18 00:00:41,440 --> 00:00:44,960 critical part of a growing citizen 19 00:00:43,040 --> 00:00:46,719 science project. Today you will learn 20 00:00:44,960 --> 00:00:48,719 what it means to think like a citizen 21 00:00:46,719 --> 00:00:50,480 scientist, learn about the Mosquito 22 00:00:48,719 --> 00:00:53,039 Habitat Mapper, tool on the GLOBE 23 00:00:50,480 --> 00:00:55,760 Observer app, and make your own mosquito 24 00:00:53,039 --> 00:00:57,760 trap to catch and observe mosquito larvae. 25 00:00:55,760 --> 00:00:59,440 Your observations play an important role 26 00:00:57,760 --> 00:01:01,520 in identifying mosquitoes that carry 27 00:00:59,440 --> 00:01:04,159 disease, which could help prevent 28 00:01:01,520 --> 00:01:05,600 mosquito-borne illnesses. 29 00:01:04,159 --> 00:01:08,159 So let me tell you a little bit about 30 00:01:05,600 --> 00:01:10,240 what GLOBE and GLOBE Observer are. 31 00:01:08,159 --> 00:01:12,400 GLOBE is an international science and 32 00:01:10,240 --> 00:01:14,080 education program that provides students 33 00:01:12,400 --> 00:01:16,000 and the public worldwide with the 34 00:01:14,080 --> 00:01:18,320 opportunity to participate in data 35 00:01:16,000 --> 00:01:20,080 collection and the scientific process 36 00:01:18,320 --> 00:01:21,840 and contribute meaningfully to our 37 00:01:20,080 --> 00:01:23,280 understanding of the Earth system and 38 00:01:21,840 --> 00:01:26,000 global environment. 39 00:01:23,280 --> 00:01:28,560 The GLOBE Observer app is the data entry 40 00:01:26,000 --> 00:01:30,479 tool that allows citizen scientists like 41 00:01:28,560 --> 00:01:33,360 you to enter their data and share 42 00:01:30,479 --> 00:01:35,759 observations. GLOBE Observer is part of 43 00:01:33,360 --> 00:01:37,680 GLOBE. 44 00:01:35,759 --> 00:01:39,840 Let's get started on our Think Like a 45 00:01:37,680 --> 00:01:42,399 Citizen Scientist Journey by practicing 46 00:01:39,840 --> 00:01:45,600 our observation skills. When we observe, 47 00:01:42,399 --> 00:01:47,360 we use our senses of taste, smell, touch, 48 00:01:45,600 --> 00:01:49,600 hearing, and sight 49 00:01:47,360 --> 00:01:51,840 to observe the world around us. Since we 50 00:01:49,600 --> 00:01:53,680 can't really taste, smell, hear, or touch 51 00:01:51,840 --> 00:01:54,960 these pictures we are going to use our 52 00:01:53,680 --> 00:01:56,719 sense of sight. 53 00:01:54,960 --> 00:01:58,960 We are going to be observing places 54 00:01:56,719 --> 00:02:00,960 where mosquitoes might breed, where 55 00:01:58,960 --> 00:02:02,479 mosquito larvae hatch and grow into 56 00:02:00,960 --> 00:02:04,719 adult mosquitoes, 57 00:02:02,479 --> 00:02:06,840 so we need a little prior knowledge. 58 00:02:04,719 --> 00:02:08,800 Let's learn a little bit about 59 00:02:06,840 --> 00:02:11,200 mosquitoes. 60 00:02:08,800 --> 00:02:13,120 Mosquitoes need water to breed, so 61 00:02:11,200 --> 00:02:14,879 anything that holds water like this 62 00:02:13,120 --> 00:02:16,959 inflatable pool with bits of water 63 00:02:14,879 --> 00:02:19,920 balloon would be a great mosquito 64 00:02:16,959 --> 00:02:22,959 habitat, Fun fact: the mosquitoes that 65 00:02:19,920 --> 00:02:25,360 bite are female mosquitoes. Females need 66 00:02:22,959 --> 00:02:26,400 the proteins and blood from animals or 67 00:02:25,360 --> 00:02:29,040 humans 68 00:02:26,400 --> 00:02:31,680 to develop eggs. The female mosquitoes 69 00:02:29,040 --> 00:02:33,840 lay their eggs above the water line on 70 00:02:31,680 --> 00:02:36,239 the inner wet walls of water-filled 71 00:02:33,840 --> 00:02:38,000 containers. 72 00:02:36,239 --> 00:02:39,680 Let's use our prior knowledge about 73 00:02:38,000 --> 00:02:41,760 mosquitoes and these pictures to 74 00:02:39,680 --> 00:02:43,120 identify places where mosquitoes might 75 00:02:41,760 --> 00:02:45,519 be breeding. 76 00:02:43,120 --> 00:02:48,239 Let's go on a mosquito habitat hunt and 77 00:02:45,519 --> 00:02:50,239 observe some potential mosquito habitats. 78 00:02:48,239 --> 00:02:52,080 Some observations might be about where 79 00:02:50,239 --> 00:02:54,560 there could be standing water in any of 80 00:02:52,080 --> 00:02:56,319 the objects in the pictures. 81 00:02:54,560 --> 00:02:58,159 Other observations could be about the 82 00:02:56,319 --> 00:02:59,840 seasons or conditions under which these 83 00:02:58,159 --> 00:03:01,599 pictures were taken. 84 00:02:59,840 --> 00:03:04,080 Is there snow on the ground? Is the Sun 85 00:03:01,599 --> 00:03:05,599 shining? Is the water standing still or 86 00:03:04,080 --> 00:03:07,680 is it flowing? 87 00:03:05,599 --> 00:03:10,800 What condition is the water in - is it 88 00:03:07,680 --> 00:03:13,040 clean, dirty, fresh or old? 89 00:03:10,800 --> 00:03:15,920 Are the water sources in the images 90 00:03:13,040 --> 00:03:18,000 artificial or naturally occurring? 91 00:03:15,920 --> 00:03:19,599 Grab a sheet of paper, a science journal, 92 00:03:18,000 --> 00:03:21,280 or discuss with your troop any 93 00:03:19,599 --> 00:03:22,720 observations of the places in the 94 00:03:21,280 --> 00:03:24,239 photographs. 95 00:03:22,720 --> 00:03:27,200 Ff you are watching this video with your 96 00:03:24,239 --> 00:03:28,879 troop, briefly pause the video give the 97 00:03:27,200 --> 00:03:31,040 scouts a few moments to write down some 98 00:03:28,879 --> 00:03:32,560 observations and then discuss what was 99 00:03:31,040 --> 00:03:34,159 observed with your troop. 100 00:03:32,560 --> 00:03:37,680 Once you've shared your observations 101 00:03:34,159 --> 00:03:37,680 with each other, resume the video. 102 00:03:39,519 --> 00:03:43,760 Great observing, Girl Scouts! There were 103 00:03:41,840 --> 00:03:45,920 lots of potential mosquito habitats in 104 00:03:43,760 --> 00:03:48,560 those photos! The water play table was 105 00:03:45,920 --> 00:03:50,319 full of old filthy water, but this photo 106 00:03:48,560 --> 00:03:52,720 was taken when it was winter so there 107 00:03:50,319 --> 00:03:54,640 weren't any mosquito larvae in the water, 108 00:03:52,720 --> 00:03:57,120 it was just too cold, 109 00:03:54,640 --> 00:03:58,720 but you probably couldn't observe that 110 00:03:57,120 --> 00:04:00,720 from the photo. 111 00:03:58,720 --> 00:04:02,159 In the photo of the backyard toys taken 112 00:04:00,720 --> 00:04:04,400 in the summer, 113 00:04:02,159 --> 00:04:06,640 mosquito larva were found in almost any 114 00:04:04,400 --> 00:04:08,879 standing water, like in the buckets or in 115 00:04:06,640 --> 00:04:10,239 the back of the toy dump truck. 116 00:04:08,879 --> 00:04:11,840 The photo of the Girl Scouts with 117 00:04:10,239 --> 00:04:13,680 umbrellas was taken at a Girl Scout 118 00:04:11,840 --> 00:04:16,720 property in the spring and the giant 119 00:04:13,680 --> 00:04:19,040 puddle was full of little larvae like 120 00:04:16,720 --> 00:04:22,160 these ... 121 00:04:19,040 --> 00:04:22,160 wiggling around. 122 00:04:22,240 --> 00:04:26,240 Next you will practice your observation 123 00:04:23,919 --> 00:04:29,120 skills by checking off mosquito habitats 124 00:04:26,240 --> 00:04:30,479 on the mosquito habitat bingo card. 125 00:04:29,120 --> 00:04:32,400 You can download these cards at 126 00:04:30,479 --> 00:04:34,320 observer.globe.gov, 127 00:04:32,400 --> 00:04:36,960 hover over "Do GLOBE Observer," then 128 00:04:34,320 --> 00:04:38,960 "Mosquito Habitats," and finally select 129 00:04:36,960 --> 00:04:40,880 "Resource Library." 130 00:04:38,960 --> 00:04:44,080 Here you can find lots of different 131 00:04:40,880 --> 00:04:46,560 activities, including the Conducting a 132 00:04:44,080 --> 00:04:47,840 Mosquito Habitat Survey 133 00:04:46,560 --> 00:04:50,240 and 134 00:04:47,840 --> 00:04:54,080 the bingo boards from the Mosquito 135 00:04:50,240 --> 00:04:54,080 Habitats and Hideouts activity. 136 00:04:54,240 --> 00:04:58,000 The bingo cards can be used like a 137 00:04:56,000 --> 00:05:00,080 scavenger hunt sheet to observe mosquito 138 00:04:58,000 --> 00:05:02,320 habitats around you while on a hike, 139 00:05:00,080 --> 00:05:04,000 while meeting outside, while camping, or 140 00:05:02,320 --> 00:05:06,160 even as a scavenger hunt to look for 141 00:05:04,000 --> 00:05:07,600 mosquito habitats in your own yard or 142 00:05:06,160 --> 00:05:09,840 nearby park. 143 00:05:07,600 --> 00:05:11,680 Alternatively if you are unable to look 144 00:05:09,840 --> 00:05:14,080 for mosquito habitats where you are 145 00:05:11,680 --> 00:05:16,320 located, you can watch this next video 146 00:05:14,080 --> 00:05:17,680 where Tassia Owen takes you on a virtual 147 00:05:16,320 --> 00:05:19,759 hike through the Marquam Trail in 148 00:05:17,680 --> 00:05:21,680 southwest Portland, Oregon. 149 00:05:19,759 --> 00:05:23,440 If you plan to take your troop out to do 150 00:05:21,680 --> 00:05:24,800 this activity skip ahead past the 151 00:05:23,440 --> 00:05:27,280 virtual hike. 152 00:05:24,800 --> 00:05:29,280 On a side note, more advanced troops can 153 00:05:27,280 --> 00:05:31,759 use the Mosquito Habitat Survey to 154 00:05:29,280 --> 00:05:35,120 collect data about mosquito larvae in 155 00:05:31,759 --> 00:05:37,039 addition to the bingo card. 156 00:05:35,120 --> 00:05:39,600 Hi Girl Scouts! So we are going to go on 157 00:05:37,039 --> 00:05:42,400 a walk today through the Marquam Trail 158 00:05:39,600 --> 00:05:44,479 in the southwest Portland hills. So let's 159 00:05:42,400 --> 00:05:46,080 see what kind of mosquito habitats we 160 00:05:44,479 --> 00:05:47,280 can identify while we're walking down 161 00:05:46,080 --> 00:05:50,160 this trail. 162 00:05:47,280 --> 00:05:51,600 We can start here, 163 00:05:50,160 --> 00:05:55,160 and off 164 00:05:51,600 --> 00:05:55,160 we go! 165 00:05:55,700 --> 00:07:07,920 [Music] 166 00:07:05,759 --> 00:08:08,460 so 167 00:07:07,920 --> 00:08:09,900 [Music] 168 00:08:08,460 --> 00:08:23,380 [Applause] 169 00:08:09,900 --> 00:08:26,509 [Music] 170 00:08:23,380 --> 00:08:26,509 [Applause] 171 00:08:30,400 --> 00:08:34,000 And there you have it, 172 00:08:32,000 --> 00:08:36,479 a wonderful hike through the Marquam 173 00:08:34,000 --> 00:08:38,240 Trail in southwest Portland where we 174 00:08:36,479 --> 00:08:40,080 identified a lot of different types of 175 00:08:38,240 --> 00:08:43,200 mosquito habitats. How many of them 176 00:08:40,080 --> 00:08:45,120 did you spot on your walk? 177 00:08:43,200 --> 00:08:47,040 Hi! 178 00:08:45,120 --> 00:08:49,600 Congrats, you're taking the first step to 179 00:08:47,040 --> 00:08:52,800 become scientists! Okay, now let's talk 180 00:08:49,600 --> 00:08:55,800 about scientists. What do scientists 181 00:08:52,800 --> 00:08:55,800 do? 182 00:08:55,920 --> 00:09:01,760 Pause the video and discuss what you 183 00:08:58,320 --> 00:09:01,760 think a scientist does. 184 00:09:03,839 --> 00:09:08,080 I bet you had a great discussion on what 185 00:09:05,839 --> 00:09:09,920 it means to be a scientist. There are 186 00:09:08,080 --> 00:09:11,600 lots of different types of scientists 187 00:09:09,920 --> 00:09:13,279 out there, but one thing they all have in 188 00:09:11,600 --> 00:09:15,279 common in their research is that 189 00:09:13,279 --> 00:09:17,040 scientists rely on the scientific method 190 00:09:15,279 --> 00:09:19,279 to learn new things. 191 00:09:17,040 --> 00:09:21,279 You are going to be citizen scientists 192 00:09:19,279 --> 00:09:24,000 where you use the scientific method to 193 00:09:21,279 --> 00:09:27,120 help gather data for NASA scientists and 194 00:09:24,000 --> 00:09:29,680 other researchers, including students or 195 00:09:27,120 --> 00:09:32,000 scouts just like you. 196 00:09:29,680 --> 00:09:35,519 The first part of the scientific method 197 00:09:32,000 --> 00:09:35,519 is to observe. 198 00:09:35,600 --> 00:09:40,240 You all did a great job of observing the 199 00:09:38,000 --> 00:09:42,399 mosquito habitat hunt pictures and using 200 00:09:40,240 --> 00:09:44,560 the bingo cards or habitat survey sheets 201 00:09:42,399 --> 00:09:46,399 to record your observations. 202 00:09:44,560 --> 00:09:49,120 The next part of the scientific method 203 00:09:46,399 --> 00:09:50,480 is to create a question and make a 204 00:09:49,120 --> 00:09:52,480 hypothesis. 205 00:09:50,480 --> 00:09:54,480 That's just your best guess at the 206 00:09:52,480 --> 00:09:56,880 answer to your question based on your 207 00:09:54,480 --> 00:09:59,279 observations. 208 00:09:56,880 --> 00:10:01,519 Okay, now that we've observed a few 209 00:09:59,279 --> 00:10:03,760 different mosquito habitats, either in 210 00:10:01,519 --> 00:10:05,519 person or by watching the video, 211 00:10:03,760 --> 00:10:07,040 let's form a question based on our 212 00:10:05,519 --> 00:10:11,040 observations. 213 00:10:07,040 --> 00:10:11,040 What could be a good question? 214 00:10:11,120 --> 00:10:15,440 Pause this video and discuss with your 215 00:10:13,120 --> 00:10:15,440 troop. 216 00:10:16,240 --> 00:10:19,440 I bet you came up with some great 217 00:10:18,079 --> 00:10:21,120 questions. 218 00:10:19,440 --> 00:10:22,720 Now I'm going to give you a question 219 00:10:21,120 --> 00:10:25,120 that we can discuss. 220 00:10:22,720 --> 00:10:27,360 Our question could be: 221 00:10:25,120 --> 00:10:30,240 Are there more artificial containers or 222 00:10:27,360 --> 00:10:32,000 natural water sources where I live? 223 00:10:30,240 --> 00:10:34,760 This is a question that you can answer 224 00:10:32,000 --> 00:10:36,480 by collecting data or 225 00:10:34,760 --> 00:10:38,480 inventorying, 226 00:10:36,480 --> 00:10:42,399 basically counting, the types of 227 00:10:38,480 --> 00:10:44,160 potential mosquito habitats in your area. 228 00:10:42,399 --> 00:10:46,640 So what do you think, are there more 229 00:10:44,160 --> 00:10:48,880 artificial containers near you or more 230 00:10:46,640 --> 00:10:51,279 natural water sources that could be 231 00:10:48,880 --> 00:10:54,880 potential mosquito habitats? 232 00:10:51,279 --> 00:10:57,600 Make a hypothesis! The hypothesis is your 233 00:10:54,880 --> 00:10:59,680 answer to that question. 234 00:10:57,600 --> 00:11:02,000 We have a few options: I think there are 235 00:10:59,680 --> 00:11:03,920 more artificial containers [or] I think there 236 00:11:02,000 --> 00:11:05,760 are more natural water sources for 237 00:11:03,920 --> 00:11:08,480 mosquitoes to breed in. 238 00:11:05,760 --> 00:11:10,399 Which one do you think? 239 00:11:08,480 --> 00:11:12,399 At this point you can pause the video 240 00:11:10,399 --> 00:11:14,640 and take an inventory of the number of 241 00:11:12,399 --> 00:11:16,720 artificial or natural potential mosquito 242 00:11:14,640 --> 00:11:18,399 habitats in your area, 243 00:11:16,720 --> 00:11:20,800 which could be your yard, your school 244 00:11:18,399 --> 00:11:22,320 yard, local park, or another area that 245 00:11:20,800 --> 00:11:24,480 your troop defines, 246 00:11:22,320 --> 00:11:27,600 or you can continue watching the video 247 00:11:24,480 --> 00:11:29,920 and do this activity later. 248 00:11:27,600 --> 00:11:31,839 I observed my yard and decided that I 249 00:11:29,920 --> 00:11:34,399 have more artificial containers in my 250 00:11:31,839 --> 00:11:37,839 backyard than natural containers. There's 251 00:11:34,399 --> 00:11:41,279 a sandbox, sand toys, inflatable pool, 252 00:11:37,839 --> 00:11:43,040 wagon, dog bowl, tire swing. There's a lot 253 00:11:41,279 --> 00:11:45,040 of containers back there! 254 00:11:43,040 --> 00:11:48,079 So I chose there are more artificial 255 00:11:45,040 --> 00:11:50,079 containers near me as my hypothesis. 256 00:11:48,079 --> 00:11:52,079 Your observations may have led you to 257 00:11:50,079 --> 00:11:53,839 choose there are more natural water 258 00:11:52,079 --> 00:11:56,720 sources near me, 259 00:11:53,839 --> 00:11:59,440 but that would depend on what is in your 260 00:11:56,720 --> 00:11:59,440 surroundings. 261 00:11:59,680 --> 00:12:04,160 So how do scientists know if their 262 00:12:02,160 --> 00:12:07,279 hypothesis is correct? 263 00:12:04,160 --> 00:12:09,040 They have to collect and analyze data! 264 00:12:07,279 --> 00:12:11,120 The more data they have, the better their 265 00:12:09,040 --> 00:12:13,760 results will be because it helps filter 266 00:12:11,120 --> 00:12:16,399 out some of those outliers, the mistakes, 267 00:12:13,760 --> 00:12:18,560 errors, or oddball data. Kind of like if I 268 00:12:16,399 --> 00:12:19,680 was measuring favorite Girl Scout 269 00:12:18,560 --> 00:12:21,760 cookies, 270 00:12:19,680 --> 00:12:22,839 the more people I sell cookies to, the 271 00:12:21,760 --> 00:12:26,320 better my 272 00:12:22,839 --> 00:12:28,320 data. For example, here is a pie chart 273 00:12:26,320 --> 00:12:29,360 showing some real data for my troop's 274 00:12:28,320 --> 00:12:31,600 sales. 275 00:12:29,360 --> 00:12:33,120 This Girl Scout made a single sale to 276 00:12:31,600 --> 00:12:35,200 one family 277 00:12:33,120 --> 00:12:37,120 who loves samoas, 278 00:12:35,200 --> 00:12:39,440 but are samoa the most popular cookie 279 00:12:37,120 --> 00:12:41,839 sold by Girl Scouts nationwide? 280 00:12:39,440 --> 00:12:44,800 With this data, my hypothesis should be 281 00:12:41,839 --> 00:12:46,800 yes, but is it? How could I get a better 282 00:12:44,800 --> 00:12:48,320 data set? 283 00:12:46,800 --> 00:12:49,760 I could collect 284 00:12:48,320 --> 00:12:52,240 more data. 285 00:12:49,760 --> 00:12:54,480 The pie chart on the right is the data 286 00:12:52,240 --> 00:12:56,480 for my entire troop's sales. 287 00:12:54,480 --> 00:12:58,040 This is a much better data set because 288 00:12:56,480 --> 00:13:02,440 it has 289 00:12:58,040 --> 00:13:06,639 1559 packages of cookies sold, 290 00:13:02,440 --> 00:13:08,480 1554 more boxes than my single sale. 291 00:13:06,639 --> 00:13:10,560 With this much data I could look at 292 00:13:08,480 --> 00:13:12,240 which ones I sold the most of and be 293 00:13:10,560 --> 00:13:15,040 able to make a better conclusion to my 294 00:13:12,240 --> 00:13:16,240 hypothesis than if I'd only sold one or 295 00:13:15,040 --> 00:13:18,160 two boxes. 296 00:13:16,240 --> 00:13:19,120 The more data that is collected the 297 00:13:18,160 --> 00:13:21,600 better. 298 00:13:19,120 --> 00:13:23,680 So are samoas the most popular according 299 00:13:21,600 --> 00:13:24,560 to this data? 300 00:13:23,680 --> 00:13:26,240 No, 301 00:13:24,560 --> 00:13:28,160 thin mints are. 302 00:13:26,240 --> 00:13:30,639 Your troop can do the same exercise with 303 00:13:28,160 --> 00:13:34,399 your troop sales. If you added your data 304 00:13:30,639 --> 00:13:37,440 to this data we'd have even better data. 305 00:13:34,399 --> 00:13:39,680 And if we were to take all cookie sales 306 00:13:37,440 --> 00:13:42,079 sold nationwide and measure them, we 307 00:13:39,680 --> 00:13:43,120 could come up with an actual conclusion 308 00:13:42,079 --> 00:13:46,320 to say 309 00:13:43,120 --> 00:13:48,720 which cookie is the most popular across 310 00:13:46,320 --> 00:13:51,120 the nation. 311 00:13:48,720 --> 00:13:53,680 Like the Girl Scout cookie example, my 312 00:13:51,120 --> 00:13:56,079 yard is not a large data set. It is a 313 00:13:53,680 --> 00:13:58,240 snapshot of one location in Portland, 314 00:13:56,079 --> 00:14:00,079 Oregon, so it's definitely not large 315 00:13:58,240 --> 00:14:02,639 enough to make a conclusion about a 316 00:14:00,079 --> 00:14:03,920 large area like Oregon and southwest 317 00:14:02,639 --> 00:14:05,920 Washington. 318 00:14:03,920 --> 00:14:08,079 There are a lot of yards in this Girl 319 00:14:05,920 --> 00:14:10,959 Scout region, and even more yards and 320 00:14:08,079 --> 00:14:13,360 open spaces across the United States, 321 00:14:10,959 --> 00:14:17,199 so we need a lot of data to make 322 00:14:13,360 --> 00:14:20,320 stronger scientific discoveries. 323 00:14:17,199 --> 00:14:22,639 GLOBE's network of citizen scientists 324 00:14:20,320 --> 00:14:25,440 collect a lot of data. You can see the 325 00:14:22,639 --> 00:14:27,360 data on the GLOBE Visualization System. 326 00:14:25,440 --> 00:14:29,920 Each dot on the map is a mosquito 327 00:14:27,360 --> 00:14:31,120 observation taken by a citizen scientist 328 00:14:29,920 --> 00:14:34,160 or school. 329 00:14:31,120 --> 00:14:37,360 But we still need more data. We need you 330 00:14:34,160 --> 00:14:37,360 citizen scientists. 331 00:14:38,000 --> 00:14:42,800 Girl Scouts are a valuable source of 332 00:14:40,000 --> 00:14:45,519 this information. We need you to think 333 00:14:42,800 --> 00:14:47,279 like a citizen scientist and join GLOBE 334 00:14:45,519 --> 00:14:50,079 Observer. 335 00:14:47,279 --> 00:14:52,639 Dr. Rusty Low, GLOBE Observer's Mosquito 336 00:14:50,079 --> 00:14:54,720 Habitat Mapper science lead and lifelong 337 00:14:52,639 --> 00:14:57,120 Girl Scout, will share with you how Girl 338 00:14:54,720 --> 00:14:59,760 Scouts like you can help us collect more 339 00:14:57,120 --> 00:15:04,160 data on mosquito habitats and help keep 340 00:14:59,760 --> 00:15:04,160 people safe from mosquito-borne illness. 341 00:15:06,560 --> 00:15:11,920 Hi, I'm Dr. Rusty Low and I'm a climate 342 00:15:09,680 --> 00:15:14,639 scientist as well as a lifetime Girl 343 00:15:11,920 --> 00:15:16,880 Scout. I work with NASA's GLOBE Observer 344 00:15:14,639 --> 00:15:19,120 team and I'm also the lead scientist for 345 00:15:16,880 --> 00:15:20,320 the GLOBE Observer Mosquito Habitat 346 00:15:19,120 --> 00:15:22,320 Mapper. 347 00:15:20,320 --> 00:15:24,720 Did you know that mosquitoes are the 348 00:15:22,320 --> 00:15:26,560 most dangerous animals in the world? They 349 00:15:24,720 --> 00:15:27,680 kill more than a million people every 350 00:15:26,560 --> 00:15:30,000 year. 351 00:15:27,680 --> 00:15:31,600 But mosquitoes are everywhere, so how can 352 00:15:30,000 --> 00:15:34,720 we control these populations and make 353 00:15:31,600 --> 00:15:37,199 people safe from disease? Well, our answer 354 00:15:34,720 --> 00:15:39,680 is the Mosquito Habitat Mapper. 355 00:15:37,199 --> 00:15:42,000 It's a mobile app that you can download 356 00:15:39,680 --> 00:15:44,079 on your smartphone or your tablet. It 357 00:15:42,000 --> 00:15:46,240 asks participants to report the breeding 358 00:15:44,079 --> 00:15:48,720 sites that they see in their community. 359 00:15:46,240 --> 00:15:50,639 You can also use the app to determine if 360 00:15:48,720 --> 00:15:52,720 the mosquito larvae that you find are one 361 00:15:50,639 --> 00:15:55,279 of four kinds of mosquitoes that can 362 00:15:52,720 --> 00:15:57,680 potentially transmit disease to humans. 363 00:15:55,279 --> 00:16:00,480 Diseases like West Nile virus 364 00:15:57,680 --> 00:16:02,480 or dengue or zika. 365 00:16:00,480 --> 00:16:04,079 After you make your own observations, you 366 00:16:02,480 --> 00:16:06,240 can also access the data that you've 367 00:16:04,079 --> 00:16:07,120 collected and also the data collected by 368 00:16:06,240 --> 00:16:08,959 others. 369 00:16:07,120 --> 00:16:11,199 You can do your own analysis 370 00:16:08,959 --> 00:16:13,920 as well. NASA scientists and local public 371 00:16:11,199 --> 00:16:15,600 health officials will also use your data 372 00:16:13,920 --> 00:16:17,920 in their work to reduce the risk of 373 00:16:15,600 --> 00:16:19,360 disease in your community and around the 374 00:16:17,920 --> 00:16:21,519 world. 375 00:16:19,360 --> 00:16:23,360 If you find mosquito larvae in 376 00:16:21,519 --> 00:16:25,120 manufactured containers, 377 00:16:23,360 --> 00:16:29,279 like the mosquitoes here I found in a 378 00:16:25,120 --> 00:16:29,279 jar in my house where there were flowers. 379 00:16:29,680 --> 00:16:34,480 These are usually invasive species that 380 00:16:32,240 --> 00:16:36,720 don't have a native ecological role in 381 00:16:34,480 --> 00:16:39,040 your ecosystem. Using the app you can 382 00:16:36,720 --> 00:16:41,360 record every time you identify and 383 00:16:39,040 --> 00:16:43,040 decommission a container site. 384 00:16:41,360 --> 00:16:44,800 The more sites you decommission, the fewer 385 00:16:43,040 --> 00:16:47,519 breeding sites in your community and 386 00:16:44,800 --> 00:16:49,279 this will contribute to the success 387 00:16:47,519 --> 00:16:51,600 of the public health department's task 388 00:16:49,279 --> 00:16:54,079 reducing the risk of disease. 389 00:16:51,600 --> 00:16:56,240 Also we know that invasive 390 00:16:54,079 --> 00:16:57,839 species are on the move. 391 00:16:56,240 --> 00:17:00,320 Changing climate conditions have allowed 392 00:16:57,839 --> 00:17:02,959 the northward migration of species that we 393 00:17:00,320 --> 00:17:05,839 only saw previously in tropical areas. So 394 00:17:02,959 --> 00:17:08,000 when you identify an invasive mosquito 395 00:17:05,839 --> 00:17:09,919 larva, this is important 396 00:17:08,000 --> 00:17:11,520 information for scientists who create 397 00:17:09,919 --> 00:17:13,839 those computer models that are used to 398 00:17:11,520 --> 00:17:16,079 predict the location and timing of 399 00:17:13,839 --> 00:17:17,360 disease outbreaks. There's lots more 400 00:17:16,079 --> 00:17:20,160 about this project you'll want to know 401 00:17:17,360 --> 00:17:22,720 about, so download the GLOBE Observer app 402 00:17:20,160 --> 00:17:25,039 from your app or play store. 403 00:17:22,720 --> 00:17:25,039 Thanks! 404 00:17:26,079 --> 00:17:29,760 Now that you know why mosquito 405 00:17:27,520 --> 00:17:31,200 observations are important. Kristen 406 00:17:29,760 --> 00:17:32,960 Weaver from the GLOBE Observer 407 00:17:31,200 --> 00:17:35,760 Communications team is going to show you 408 00:17:32,960 --> 00:17:37,280 how to take a mosquito observation. 409 00:17:35,760 --> 00:17:39,520 Have you heard about the new Mosquito 410 00:17:37,280 --> 00:17:41,840 Habitat Mapper from GLOBE Observer? We 411 00:17:39,520 --> 00:17:43,760 want your data about mosquito habitats 412 00:17:41,840 --> 00:17:45,600 on the ground. Of course you can't see 413 00:17:43,760 --> 00:17:47,440 mosquitoes from space, but you can see 414 00:17:45,600 --> 00:17:50,320 the factors that affect where mosquito 415 00:17:47,440 --> 00:17:52,720 habitats might form. Precipitation, 416 00:17:50,320 --> 00:17:54,559 temperature, soil moisture - all of these 417 00:17:52,720 --> 00:17:56,640 things can be tracked from space and 418 00:17:54,559 --> 00:17:58,960 used to model where mosquito habitats 419 00:17:56,640 --> 00:18:01,039 might be found. But we need your help to 420 00:17:58,960 --> 00:18:03,760 figure out where they actually appear. 421 00:18:01,039 --> 00:18:05,760 The first step is to look around for 422 00:18:03,760 --> 00:18:08,000 mosquito habitats. We're looking for 423 00:18:05,760 --> 00:18:10,400 water. This could be a natural source 424 00:18:08,000 --> 00:18:13,120 like a pond or a puddle, or even water in 425 00:18:10,400 --> 00:18:15,440 tire tracks. Or it could be trash left on 426 00:18:13,120 --> 00:18:17,919 the ground by human beings. Anything that 427 00:18:15,440 --> 00:18:20,480 collects water, as small as a bottle cap, 428 00:18:17,919 --> 00:18:22,480 is a potential mosquito habitat. 429 00:18:20,480 --> 00:18:25,039 So how do you identify a mosquito 430 00:18:22,480 --> 00:18:26,880 habitat? First of all download, the GLOBE 431 00:18:25,039 --> 00:18:28,799 Observer app on your phone that will 432 00:18:26,880 --> 00:18:31,200 walk you through the steps to identify 433 00:18:28,799 --> 00:18:33,200 mosquito habitats. First it'll ask you 434 00:18:31,200 --> 00:18:36,480 what type of habitat you're observing, 435 00:18:33,200 --> 00:18:38,880 whether it's a tire, a piece of garbage, a 436 00:18:36,480 --> 00:18:40,960 pond. Then you can take a picture so that 437 00:18:38,880 --> 00:18:42,559 we know exactly what type of habitat 438 00:18:40,960 --> 00:18:44,799 you're looking at. After you've 439 00:18:42,559 --> 00:18:46,480 identified the mosquito habitat, the next 440 00:18:44,799 --> 00:18:48,480 step is to look to see if you actually 441 00:18:46,480 --> 00:18:50,240 see mosquito larvae. We're having you 442 00:18:48,480 --> 00:18:52,400 look for larvae which do not transmit 443 00:18:50,240 --> 00:18:54,000 disease, but you may want to wear long 444 00:18:52,400 --> 00:18:55,360 sleeves or use bug repellent to make 445 00:18:54,000 --> 00:18:57,520 sure you're safe from any adult 446 00:18:55,360 --> 00:18:59,919 mosquitoes that might be around. All you 447 00:18:57,520 --> 00:19:02,160 need to collect a water sample is a cup 448 00:18:59,919 --> 00:19:04,799 or a syringe or some other way to scoop 449 00:19:02,160 --> 00:19:04,799 out the water. 450 00:19:08,240 --> 00:19:12,880 Then you can look and see if you see any 451 00:19:10,400 --> 00:19:15,440 mosquito larvae and count them. 452 00:19:12,880 --> 00:19:17,520 The third step, if you want to, is to take 453 00:19:15,440 --> 00:19:19,840 an attachment for your cell phone that's 454 00:19:17,520 --> 00:19:21,120 a microscope, and we have a key in the 455 00:19:19,840 --> 00:19:23,120 app that will walk you through 456 00:19:21,120 --> 00:19:25,280 identifying certain types of mosquitoes 457 00:19:23,120 --> 00:19:27,200 that can be disease-carrying. This is not 458 00:19:25,280 --> 00:19:29,039 required because it does require some 459 00:19:27,200 --> 00:19:30,640 extra equipment, but if you're interested 460 00:19:29,039 --> 00:19:32,880 we'd love to have the data about what 461 00:19:30,640 --> 00:19:35,280 types of mosquitoes you've seen. 462 00:19:32,880 --> 00:19:37,200 And finally, what we want you to do is 463 00:19:35,280 --> 00:19:39,440 eliminate the breeding habitat. If you 464 00:19:37,200 --> 00:19:42,400 can, dump out the cup of water that had 465 00:19:39,440 --> 00:19:44,720 larvae in it or cover it with a lid 466 00:19:42,400 --> 00:19:47,120 or cover on the container, anything you 467 00:19:44,720 --> 00:19:49,600 can do to prevent mosquitoes from 468 00:19:47,120 --> 00:19:52,000 breeding at that particular site. 469 00:19:49,600 --> 00:19:54,880 So please if you can help us to track 470 00:19:52,000 --> 00:19:56,559 where mosquito habitats are in your area, 471 00:19:54,880 --> 00:20:00,039 so that we can match it up to NASA 472 00:19:56,559 --> 00:20:00,039 satellite data. 473 00:20:06,159 --> 00:20:10,720 Now you know how to use the app and to take 474 00:20:08,640 --> 00:20:12,400 observations and collect data. 475 00:20:10,720 --> 00:20:15,039 Dr. Low is going to show us how you can 476 00:20:12,400 --> 00:20:17,440 make a mosquito trap to collect larvae 477 00:20:15,039 --> 00:20:19,600 that you can safely observe. It's really 478 00:20:17,440 --> 00:20:22,159 easy if you have the materials on hand. 479 00:20:19,600 --> 00:20:23,520 You can create your trap too, just pause 480 00:20:22,159 --> 00:20:25,280 the video while you collect your 481 00:20:23,520 --> 00:20:27,360 materials. Then as you watch her 482 00:20:25,280 --> 00:20:29,840 demonstrate, pause the video as needed 483 00:20:27,360 --> 00:20:31,280 while you build your own mosquito trap. 484 00:20:29,840 --> 00:20:32,400 Here's a list of the materials that 485 00:20:31,280 --> 00:20:34,159 you'll need. 486 00:20:32,400 --> 00:20:35,679 If you have them now you can build with 487 00:20:34,159 --> 00:20:37,840 us, if not 488 00:20:35,679 --> 00:20:39,360 you can easily make your own later. The 489 00:20:37,840 --> 00:20:40,960 link to the printable activity can be 490 00:20:39,360 --> 00:20:43,200 found in the resources section we 491 00:20:40,960 --> 00:20:45,440 visited earlier in the video. 492 00:20:43,200 --> 00:20:46,480 So grab a clear plastic bottle, some 493 00:20:45,440 --> 00:20:48,720 netting, 494 00:20:46,480 --> 00:20:51,280 rubber bands, tape, 495 00:20:48,720 --> 00:20:54,000 scissors or a craft knife, 496 00:20:51,280 --> 00:20:55,280 dark paper or fabric, and a little bit of 497 00:20:54,000 --> 00:20:57,600 water. 498 00:20:55,280 --> 00:20:59,440 This is one method for catching larvae so 499 00:20:57,600 --> 00:21:02,159 you can count them and identify mosquito 500 00:20:59,440 --> 00:21:03,840 species in your region. 501 00:21:02,159 --> 00:21:05,360 Have you ever wondered if those 502 00:21:03,840 --> 00:21:07,200 mosquitoes that are biting you in your 503 00:21:05,360 --> 00:21:08,559 backyard are potential vectors of 504 00:21:07,200 --> 00:21:10,799 disease? 505 00:21:08,559 --> 00:21:12,880 Well today we're going to show you a DIY 506 00:21:10,799 --> 00:21:15,440 way that you can find out. 507 00:21:12,880 --> 00:21:16,720 My name is Rusty Low. I work with the 508 00:21:15,440 --> 00:21:19,440 Institute for Global Environmental 509 00:21:16,720 --> 00:21:21,760 Strategies in Arlington, Virginia, 510 00:21:19,440 --> 00:21:24,320 and I'm also a scientist with the GLOBE 511 00:21:21,760 --> 00:21:27,280 Observer team. So today we're going to do 512 00:21:24,320 --> 00:21:29,039 our DIY mosquito trap. 513 00:21:27,280 --> 00:21:30,799 U'm going to show you first 514 00:21:29,039 --> 00:21:32,720 the things we need to build it and then 515 00:21:30,799 --> 00:21:35,520 we're going to build it. So first you 516 00:21:32,720 --> 00:21:37,120 need a two liter soda bottle. The hardest 517 00:21:35,520 --> 00:21:38,640 part of this project is to drink the two 518 00:21:37,120 --> 00:21:39,600 liters of soda. 519 00:21:38,640 --> 00:21:41,600 Okay, 520 00:21:39,600 --> 00:21:42,559 the next thing we need is a pair of 521 00:21:41,600 --> 00:21:45,039 scissors 522 00:21:42,559 --> 00:21:47,440 to cut the bottle. You're going to need a 523 00:21:45,039 --> 00:21:48,640 piece of sandpaper to rough up part of 524 00:21:47,440 --> 00:21:50,880 the bottle. 525 00:21:48,640 --> 00:21:52,720 You're going to need a rubber band 526 00:21:50,880 --> 00:21:53,840 that's going to hold the netting in 527 00:21:52,720 --> 00:21:55,760 place. 528 00:21:53,840 --> 00:21:58,000 You're going to need some netting, 529 00:21:55,760 --> 00:21:59,520 and what i'm using here is an old 530 00:21:58,000 --> 00:22:01,520 scrubby from the kitchen. 531 00:21:59,520 --> 00:22:03,600 It provides perfectly good netting. 532 00:22:01,520 --> 00:22:05,679 You could also if you want, you could use 533 00:22:03,600 --> 00:22:07,360 the bag that potatoes or onions come in, 534 00:22:05,679 --> 00:22:11,360 or even some fabric from the fabric 535 00:22:07,360 --> 00:22:14,159 store, but not necessary. This works great. 536 00:22:11,360 --> 00:22:16,799 You also will want maybe some rocks from 537 00:22:14,159 --> 00:22:19,840 your yard, 538 00:22:16,799 --> 00:22:23,039 about a cup and a half of water, 539 00:22:19,840 --> 00:22:25,039 maybe some tape to hold it together, 540 00:22:23,039 --> 00:22:27,840 and if you're really fancy 541 00:22:25,039 --> 00:22:29,200 an old stretchy sock dark sock but we'll 542 00:22:27,840 --> 00:22:30,559 get to that later, 543 00:22:29,200 --> 00:22:32,480 So let's start. 544 00:22:30,559 --> 00:22:34,000 You start with the bottle. You cut it in 545 00:22:32,480 --> 00:22:36,480 half. 546 00:22:34,000 --> 00:22:38,559 Since I can only do this in one take, I 547 00:22:36,480 --> 00:22:40,720 cut it for you because I tried to do it 548 00:22:38,559 --> 00:22:41,679 before and it made a huge mess. 549 00:22:40,720 --> 00:22:42,960 So, 550 00:22:41,679 --> 00:22:45,760 what you just need to do though is you 551 00:22:42,960 --> 00:22:48,880 just need to cut it in half 552 00:22:45,760 --> 00:22:48,880 and you have the two pieces. 553 00:22:49,200 --> 00:22:52,640 Now what we're trying to do when we 554 00:22:50,799 --> 00:22:54,400 build this trap is we are actually 555 00:22:52,640 --> 00:22:56,320 trying to psych out those mama 556 00:22:54,400 --> 00:22:58,400 mosquitoes. We want them to think that 557 00:22:56,320 --> 00:22:59,360 they have just found 558 00:22:58,400 --> 00:23:00,720 the 559 00:22:59,360 --> 00:23:02,559 perfect 560 00:23:00,720 --> 00:23:04,080 nursery for their babies. 561 00:23:02,559 --> 00:23:05,679 In order to do that we just have to have 562 00:23:04,080 --> 00:23:07,600 a little bit of understanding about 563 00:23:05,679 --> 00:23:10,240 mosquito ecology, right? 564 00:23:07,600 --> 00:23:13,440 Well, the cool thing about 565 00:23:10,240 --> 00:23:15,760 this trap is that it is a trap that is 566 00:23:13,440 --> 00:23:18,159 attracting, we're making it attractive 567 00:23:15,760 --> 00:23:20,240 for container-breeding mosquitoes. Now 568 00:23:18,159 --> 00:23:22,400 two of the most dangerous mosquitoes 569 00:23:20,240 --> 00:23:24,159 that are invasive that have come into 570 00:23:22,400 --> 00:23:26,720 the U.S. recently 571 00:23:24,159 --> 00:23:28,480 are Aedes albopictus and Aedes aegypti. These 572 00:23:26,720 --> 00:23:30,400 are called the yellow 573 00:23:28,480 --> 00:23:32,799 fever mosquito and the Asian 574 00:23:30,400 --> 00:23:35,520 tiger mosquito. Both these mosquitoes are 575 00:23:32,799 --> 00:23:37,200 container-breeding mosquitoes and they 576 00:23:35,520 --> 00:23:38,559 also have a unique feature that other 577 00:23:37,200 --> 00:23:39,760 mosquitoes like the common house 578 00:23:38,559 --> 00:23:42,640 mosquito 579 00:23:39,760 --> 00:23:44,799 doesn't have, which is they don't put 580 00:23:42,640 --> 00:23:46,559 their eggs right on top of the water. 581 00:23:44,799 --> 00:23:48,480 What they do is they lay their eggs 582 00:23:46,559 --> 00:23:51,200 right next to the water and this is a 583 00:23:48,480 --> 00:23:54,240 cool adaptation because it allows the 584 00:23:51,200 --> 00:23:56,880 mom mosquito to like to lay their eggs 585 00:23:54,240 --> 00:23:59,279 at any time even during a drought, but 586 00:23:56,880 --> 00:24:01,279 then when it rains the water in the 587 00:23:59,279 --> 00:24:04,080 container where she's chosen to be 588 00:24:01,279 --> 00:24:06,480 the nursery will rise, it will wet the 589 00:24:04,080 --> 00:24:10,559 eggs that she's laid on the surface, they 590 00:24:06,480 --> 00:24:12,799 will fall into the water and then she is 591 00:24:10,559 --> 00:24:15,200 gambling that there will be water for 592 00:24:12,799 --> 00:24:17,440 five to seven days for those mosquito 593 00:24:15,200 --> 00:24:19,279 eggs to mature into adults. 594 00:24:17,440 --> 00:24:22,000 So we're going to try and create that 595 00:24:19,279 --> 00:24:23,679 with this trap. So without 596 00:24:22,000 --> 00:24:26,559 further ado, the first thing we need to 597 00:24:23,679 --> 00:24:28,720 do is we need to take the top, the bottle 598 00:24:26,559 --> 00:24:31,679 side of the trap, and we need to rough it 599 00:24:28,720 --> 00:24:33,760 up right around the edge, right near the 600 00:24:31,679 --> 00:24:35,840 hole in the bottom. This is so 601 00:24:33,760 --> 00:24:37,600 the eggs when she makes them they will 602 00:24:35,840 --> 00:24:39,600 stick on the side. 603 00:24:37,600 --> 00:24:40,960 She's looking for 604 00:24:39,600 --> 00:24:42,400 that she doesn't want them to slide in 605 00:24:40,960 --> 00:24:44,480 the water right away, 606 00:24:42,400 --> 00:24:46,159 so you just rough it up real good. 607 00:24:44,480 --> 00:24:47,919 It doesn't take very long. You can see 608 00:24:46,159 --> 00:24:50,480 that now it's a little bit opaque there 609 00:24:47,919 --> 00:24:53,120 where I have roughed it up. 610 00:24:50,480 --> 00:24:54,400 Now comes the trap part. Okay, so we need 611 00:24:53,120 --> 00:24:56,960 to find 612 00:24:54,400 --> 00:24:57,919 our source of netting. Here it is right 613 00:24:56,960 --> 00:25:00,720 here. 614 00:24:57,919 --> 00:25:02,880 I'm just going to cut off a piece 615 00:25:00,720 --> 00:25:05,200 that I can use 616 00:25:02,880 --> 00:25:07,120 like this, 617 00:25:05,200 --> 00:25:10,000 and then that piece of netting is going 618 00:25:07,120 --> 00:25:12,400 to go right over the mouth of the bottle. 619 00:25:10,000 --> 00:25:15,120 This is the the real trap part of 620 00:25:12,400 --> 00:25:17,120 the mosquito trap, so by putting the 621 00:25:15,120 --> 00:25:19,279 the netting right over the mouth of the 622 00:25:17,120 --> 00:25:21,120 bottle, the jar here, 623 00:25:19,279 --> 00:25:24,559 what's going to happen is 624 00:25:21,120 --> 00:25:26,799 the eggs can go into the into the water, 625 00:25:24,559 --> 00:25:29,360 but the adult mosquitoes 626 00:25:26,799 --> 00:25:31,200 can't get out because the netting is 627 00:25:29,360 --> 00:25:32,640 keeping them from doing so. 628 00:25:31,200 --> 00:25:34,559 Okay, 629 00:25:32,640 --> 00:25:37,600 we're almost done. 630 00:25:34,559 --> 00:25:39,760 So now we need to provide the the next 631 00:25:37,600 --> 00:25:41,840 thing that a mosquito mom is looking for, 632 00:25:39,760 --> 00:25:44,559 which is a 633 00:25:41,840 --> 00:25:47,520 watery habitat which is 634 00:25:44,559 --> 00:25:49,440 nutritious. 635 00:25:47,520 --> 00:25:51,200 Mosquito mom has sensors it lets her 636 00:25:49,440 --> 00:25:53,200 know there's water, it lets her know there's 637 00:25:51,200 --> 00:25:54,720 certain kinds of chemicals in the water. 638 00:25:53,200 --> 00:25:55,760 Different mosquitoes like different 639 00:25:54,720 --> 00:25:57,600 things. 640 00:25:55,760 --> 00:25:58,960 I've been very successful using plain 641 00:25:57,600 --> 00:26:00,480 tap water. 642 00:25:58,960 --> 00:26:02,799 You can also use a little bit of fish 643 00:26:00,480 --> 00:26:04,320 food, if you've got an aquarium, in there. 644 00:26:02,799 --> 00:26:05,919 You can take a little bit of grass, you 645 00:26:04,320 --> 00:26:06,799 could take some pond water or stream 646 00:26:05,919 --> 00:26:09,120 water 647 00:26:06,799 --> 00:26:10,799 from a local source, put it in there. But 648 00:26:09,120 --> 00:26:13,440 basically what you want to do now is to 649 00:26:10,799 --> 00:26:15,360 put maybe a cup or a cup and a half of 650 00:26:13,440 --> 00:26:17,679 water in there, and if you want to put a 651 00:26:15,360 --> 00:26:19,919 little bit of a bait in there you can. 652 00:26:17,679 --> 00:26:22,559 This is a trick that we learned from 653 00:26:19,919 --> 00:26:24,240 one of the 654 00:26:22,559 --> 00:26:26,080 libraries that are doing this with us in 655 00:26:24,240 --> 00:26:26,799 California, and they had problems with 656 00:26:26,080 --> 00:26:29,200 the 657 00:26:26,799 --> 00:26:31,440 with the trap blowing over, and so they 658 00:26:29,200 --> 00:26:32,480 suggested putting some rocks in well. 659 00:26:31,440 --> 00:26:34,960 Why didn't i think of that? I'm a 660 00:26:32,480 --> 00:26:36,000 geologist, right! Well, okay, 661 00:26:34,960 --> 00:26:37,520 rocks. 662 00:26:36,000 --> 00:26:39,840 Tt's a great, 663 00:26:37,520 --> 00:26:41,600 great solution. Okay, 664 00:26:39,840 --> 00:26:43,520 so put the rocks in there. We have our 665 00:26:41,600 --> 00:26:45,919 water here, this is clear tap water, but 666 00:26:43,520 --> 00:26:49,279 like I said it could be any, you can 667 00:26:45,919 --> 00:26:51,600 make it more nutritious if you want. 668 00:26:49,279 --> 00:26:53,360 And I'm going to put in just about a cup 669 00:26:51,600 --> 00:26:55,520 and a half, it doesn't really matter how 670 00:26:53,360 --> 00:26:57,919 much it is, and it doesn't really matter 671 00:26:55,520 --> 00:26:59,919 where it goes as long as the netting is 672 00:26:57,919 --> 00:27:01,919 above the water. You want to have it 673 00:26:59,919 --> 00:27:03,679 pretty close to the top of the water but 674 00:27:01,919 --> 00:27:06,000 it doesn't have to be if you don't want 675 00:27:03,679 --> 00:27:07,679 it exactly touching. So I'm going to show 676 00:27:06,000 --> 00:27:09,679 you something like this, you can see it's 677 00:27:07,679 --> 00:27:11,760 just right above. 678 00:27:09,679 --> 00:27:14,960 Great, okay. 679 00:27:11,760 --> 00:27:16,799 So what this means is, 680 00:27:14,960 --> 00:27:18,240 let's say you have your trap and you're 681 00:27:16,799 --> 00:27:20,399 all excited you want to determine 682 00:27:18,240 --> 00:27:22,720 whether or not those bad mosquitoes, the 683 00:27:20,399 --> 00:27:24,640 Aedes albopictus and aegypti are in 684 00:27:22,720 --> 00:27:25,919 your backyard, but then you get invited 685 00:27:24,640 --> 00:27:28,000 to go to the beach for three days and 686 00:27:25,919 --> 00:27:30,000 you forget about it. Well, 687 00:27:28,000 --> 00:27:33,360 it would not be good to have a mosquito 688 00:27:30,000 --> 00:27:35,440 trap that actually creates more 689 00:27:33,360 --> 00:27:37,120 vectors of disease, right? We don't have 690 00:27:35,440 --> 00:27:38,159 to worry about this, because what happens 691 00:27:37,120 --> 00:27:40,880 is here 692 00:27:38,159 --> 00:27:42,000 is that once the mosquito eggs fall in 693 00:27:40,880 --> 00:27:44,320 the water, 694 00:27:42,000 --> 00:27:45,520 and they mature into larvae, 695 00:27:44,320 --> 00:27:47,440 we want those larvae because we can 696 00:27:45,520 --> 00:27:50,399 identify them using the GLOBE Observer 697 00:27:47,440 --> 00:27:52,320 app, then they'll develop into pupae 698 00:27:50,399 --> 00:27:54,480 and then if we don't do anything with 699 00:27:52,320 --> 00:27:56,240 them they'll develop into adults. But see 700 00:27:54,480 --> 00:27:58,240 what happens, they have a place to swim 701 00:27:56,240 --> 00:28:00,559 around, they're not swimming anymore 702 00:27:58,240 --> 00:28:03,039 the place to fly around here, right, but 703 00:28:00,559 --> 00:28:05,279 they can't get out. And even if they find 704 00:28:03,039 --> 00:28:06,960 the opening, which they probably will not 705 00:28:05,279 --> 00:28:08,399 do, they're going to try and fly up but 706 00:28:06,960 --> 00:28:09,440 even if they find the opening they can't 707 00:28:08,399 --> 00:28:10,240 get through because there's netting 708 00:28:09,440 --> 00:28:12,960 there. 709 00:28:10,240 --> 00:28:15,760 So that is the trap part of this. 710 00:28:12,960 --> 00:28:18,240 so we have now created what we think is 711 00:28:15,760 --> 00:28:20,320 going to be a really attractive nursery 712 00:28:18,240 --> 00:28:22,240 for our mosquito moms. They're going to 713 00:28:20,320 --> 00:28:25,039 see that there's water there, there's a 714 00:28:22,240 --> 00:28:26,720 nice rough surface for her eggs. 715 00:28:25,039 --> 00:28:28,559 The last thing that we know from 716 00:28:26,720 --> 00:28:31,200 research that's been done is that the 717 00:28:28,559 --> 00:28:32,640 mosquito moms are looking for a safe 718 00:28:31,200 --> 00:28:34,240 place, a dark place. You're going to want 719 00:28:32,640 --> 00:28:36,559 to put, you're going to want to put 720 00:28:34,240 --> 00:28:38,960 your trap in the shade because if it 721 00:28:36,559 --> 00:28:40,399 gets too hot the mosquito larvae will 722 00:28:38,960 --> 00:28:42,399 cook, you don't want to do that. You don't 723 00:28:40,399 --> 00:28:44,559 want to kill them like that, so put it in 724 00:28:42,399 --> 00:28:47,440 the shade, but also the 725 00:28:44,559 --> 00:28:49,120 mosquito moms have optical sensors, 726 00:28:47,440 --> 00:28:51,520 and they are light sensors, and they're 727 00:28:49,120 --> 00:28:53,440 looking also for a nice safe dark place. 728 00:28:51,520 --> 00:28:55,760 So you can achieve that 729 00:28:53,440 --> 00:28:57,279 by just finding an old black sock, you 730 00:28:55,760 --> 00:28:59,039 could also use paint, you could use a 731 00:28:57,279 --> 00:29:00,799 piece of black paper that you tape, you 732 00:28:59,039 --> 00:29:02,799 could take some duct tape and tape 733 00:29:00,799 --> 00:29:04,640 around it and make it dark on the inside, 734 00:29:02,799 --> 00:29:06,240 but basically what you can do is just 735 00:29:04,640 --> 00:29:07,840 stretch that sock 736 00:29:06,240 --> 00:29:09,679 over your trap. 737 00:29:07,840 --> 00:29:12,080 Now this is a design, I'm afraid I'm 738 00:29:09,679 --> 00:29:14,799 going to spill the water on TV, that's 739 00:29:12,080 --> 00:29:18,559 gonna not be very good, right. 740 00:29:14,799 --> 00:29:19,760 No, I was successful, okay. So now you have 741 00:29:18,559 --> 00:29:21,760 I would say 742 00:29:19,760 --> 00:29:22,880 a very clever 743 00:29:21,760 --> 00:29:25,279 744 00:29:22,880 --> 00:29:27,200 trick to get those mom mosquitoes, the 745 00:29:25,279 --> 00:29:29,120 mom container mosquitoes to lay their 746 00:29:27,200 --> 00:29:31,279 eggs in your trap. So what I'm hoping 747 00:29:29,120 --> 00:29:34,080 you'll do is you will look for those 748 00:29:31,279 --> 00:29:36,000 larvae they swim they they kind of 749 00:29:34,080 --> 00:29:37,520 swim they're called wigglers because 750 00:29:36,000 --> 00:29:39,200 they swim in a wiggling fashion. They're 751 00:29:37,520 --> 00:29:41,360 long and thin, you'll recognize them as 752 00:29:39,200 --> 00:29:43,279 soon as you see them. 753 00:29:41,360 --> 00:29:45,440 Grab a few of those out of there, take a 754 00:29:43,279 --> 00:29:47,840 look at them, take a photograph, 755 00:29:45,440 --> 00:29:49,520 send the data to us on the GLOBE 756 00:29:47,840 --> 00:29:50,399 Observer app, 757 00:29:49,520 --> 00:29:52,480 right, 758 00:29:50,399 --> 00:29:54,240 and then let us know what you find. 759 00:29:52,480 --> 00:29:55,840 There's a taxonomic key built 760 00:29:54,240 --> 00:29:57,679 right into the app, so you yourself can 761 00:29:55,840 --> 00:30:00,240 actually determine what kind of mosquito 762 00:29:57,679 --> 00:30:02,080 larvae that you have. So thanks for 763 00:30:00,240 --> 00:30:04,399 building a trap with me and I look 764 00:30:02,080 --> 00:30:09,559 forward to seeing your observations 765 00:30:04,399 --> 00:30:09,559 uploaded on GLOBE Observer. Thanks a lot! 766 00:30:11,679 --> 00:30:16,399 This is my mosquito trap with the pond 767 00:30:13,520 --> 00:30:18,159 water in it and the others I put normal 768 00:30:16,399 --> 00:30:19,600 water, grass water, 769 00:30:18,159 --> 00:30:22,399 sugar water, 770 00:30:19,600 --> 00:30:24,720 and tap water, I have my controls. 771 00:30:22,399 --> 00:30:26,480 What I'm doing is I'm going to create 772 00:30:24,720 --> 00:30:28,240 five different 773 00:30:26,480 --> 00:30:29,679 traps and I'm going to put them in five 774 00:30:28,240 --> 00:30:31,840 different locations. 775 00:30:29,679 --> 00:30:34,240 One of them at my house, one of them at 776 00:30:31,840 --> 00:30:35,120 my grandparents house 777 00:30:34,240 --> 00:30:36,480 and 778 00:30:35,120 --> 00:30:38,240 the other ones at other grandparents 779 00:30:36,480 --> 00:30:41,120 houses as well, and possibly a friend's 780 00:30:38,240 --> 00:30:43,440 house. This is my trap right here 781 00:30:41,120 --> 00:30:44,799 I'm just using a regular clear water 782 00:30:43,440 --> 00:30:46,000 and putting them in five different 783 00:30:44,799 --> 00:30:48,720 locations, 784 00:30:46,000 --> 00:30:49,919 one at my house, one beside a 785 00:30:48,720 --> 00:30:51,440 creek, 786 00:30:49,919 --> 00:30:55,520 one beside a park where there's no 787 00:30:51,440 --> 00:30:57,600 traffic, and two near a mountainside. 788 00:30:55,520 --> 00:31:00,720 Basically the cup and container and 789 00:30:57,600 --> 00:31:02,880 inside is that cardboard coffee thing 790 00:31:00,720 --> 00:31:04,320 like the coffee slip. 791 00:31:02,880 --> 00:31:05,760 We put the net on top because we have a 792 00:31:04,320 --> 00:31:07,600 lot of lizards in our backyard and we 793 00:31:05,760 --> 00:31:10,559 don't want any lizards getting in and 794 00:31:07,600 --> 00:31:12,640 messing with the mosquitoes. 795 00:31:10,559 --> 00:31:13,360 This is my trap. It's currently covered 796 00:31:12,640 --> 00:31:15,440 but 797 00:31:13,360 --> 00:31:17,519 if I 798 00:31:15,440 --> 00:31:19,440 take off the piece of brown construction 799 00:31:17,519 --> 00:31:20,240 paper it's just the two-liter bottle 800 00:31:19,440 --> 00:31:21,840 trap. 801 00:31:20,240 --> 00:31:22,880 And this is the one I made with tap 802 00:31:21,840 --> 00:31:25,760 water 803 00:31:22,880 --> 00:31:29,279 and then I'm doing one with pond water 804 00:31:25,760 --> 00:31:33,840 from an irrigation pond, lake water 805 00:31:29,279 --> 00:31:33,840 river water, and water from a fountain. 806 00:31:41,120 --> 00:31:44,960 If you want to get started as a GLOBE 807 00:31:43,039 --> 00:31:47,120 Observer, ask your troop leader to 808 00:31:44,960 --> 00:31:49,200 register your troop through SciStarter, 809 00:31:47,120 --> 00:31:51,679 then send you the link to set up your 810 00:31:49,200 --> 00:31:51,679 accounts. 811 00:31:51,760 --> 00:31:55,519 Once you have a troop SciStarter 812 00:31:53,519 --> 00:31:58,240 account, you will choose which citizen 813 00:31:55,519 --> 00:31:59,760 science opportunity interests you. 814 00:31:58,240 --> 00:32:02,559 Here is where you will choose GLOBE 815 00:31:59,760 --> 00:32:04,720 Observer Mosquito Habitat Mapper. 816 00:32:02,559 --> 00:32:06,720 There are a lot of different citizen 817 00:32:04,720 --> 00:32:09,279 science projects, including others with 818 00:32:06,720 --> 00:32:12,240 NASA and others with GLOBE Observer: 819 00:32:09,279 --> 00:32:15,120 Trees, Land Cover and Clouds that you can 820 00:32:12,240 --> 00:32:17,519 also participate in. Then you need to 821 00:32:15,120 --> 00:32:20,159 download the app, 822 00:32:17,519 --> 00:32:21,760 register as a GLOBE Observer, then 823 00:32:20,159 --> 00:32:23,120 collect your data. 824 00:32:21,760 --> 00:32:24,880 So now you've learned to think like a 825 00:32:23,120 --> 00:32:27,760 citizen scientist by observing, 826 00:32:24,880 --> 00:32:30,159 collecting, and analyzing, data. The next 827 00:32:27,760 --> 00:32:33,679 step is to collect and analyze your own 828 00:32:30,159 --> 00:32:33,679 data by using the app, 829 00:32:33,840 --> 00:32:37,679 then consider how you might use your 830 00:32:35,440 --> 00:32:40,559 data to take action. What kind of Take 831 00:32:37,679 --> 00:32:42,559 Action projects can you think of doing? 832 00:32:40,559 --> 00:32:44,080 You could find a mosquito habitat and 833 00:32:42,559 --> 00:32:46,559 dump the standing water if you're able 834 00:32:44,080 --> 00:32:48,559 to. This would eliminate a potential 835 00:32:46,559 --> 00:32:50,640 breeding site for mosquitoes carrying 836 00:32:48,559 --> 00:32:53,120 disease. You can create a program to 837 00:32:50,640 --> 00:32:54,799 teach other Girl Scouts about mosquitoes. 838 00:32:53,120 --> 00:32:56,880 You can start a hiking group and take 839 00:32:54,799 --> 00:32:58,000 mosquito habitat observations as part of 840 00:32:56,880 --> 00:33:00,559 your walk. 841 00:32:58,000 --> 00:33:02,399 You could take mosquito habitat and land 842 00:33:00,559 --> 00:33:04,799 cover observations from the same 843 00:33:02,399 --> 00:33:06,480 place in different seasons, then you can 844 00:33:04,799 --> 00:33:07,919 compare the changes from year to year 845 00:33:06,480 --> 00:33:09,840 and look for differences between the 846 00:33:07,919 --> 00:33:11,600 images to learn more about seasonal 847 00:33:09,840 --> 00:33:13,919 effects on the mosquito habitats and 848 00:33:11,600 --> 00:33:16,240 mosquito populations. 849 00:33:13,919 --> 00:33:18,240 You can participate in any of the data 850 00:33:16,240 --> 00:33:21,440 challenges when they occur from GLOBE 851 00:33:18,240 --> 00:33:22,320 Observer. And you can use 852 00:33:21,440 --> 00:33:25,120 the 853 00:33:22,320 --> 00:33:29,440 survey that we showed you earlier to 854 00:33:25,120 --> 00:33:31,360 survey any mosquito habitats near you. 855 00:33:29,440 --> 00:33:33,600 What I love about Girl Scouts is that 856 00:33:31,360 --> 00:33:35,200 you all leave the world a better place. I 857 00:33:33,600 --> 00:33:37,200 for one am really excited that you are 858 00:33:35,200 --> 00:33:39,120 leading the future for us. 859 00:33:37,200 --> 00:33:41,200 We would also love for you to share your 860 00:33:39,120 --> 00:33:43,440 Take Action projects inspired by 861 00:33:41,200 --> 00:33:45,360 GLOBE Observer. Please share with us on 862 00:33:43,440 --> 00:33:47,840 social media or email us at 863 00:33:45,360 --> 00:33:49,760 GLOBE Observer. 864 00:33:47,840 --> 00:33:51,200 Thanks for joining today, and here is a 865 00:33:49,760 --> 00:33:52,720 list of some of the links that were in 866 00:33:51,200 --> 00:33:53,840 the presentation that you may find 867 00:33:52,720 --> 00:33:56,159 useful. 868 00:33:53,840 --> 00:33:58,880 Thanks a lot for thinking like a citizen 869 00:33:56,159 --> 00:33:58,880 scientist!