Involving schoolchildren and students in environmental studies relevant for fundamental and applied science: foreign and Russian experience
New forms of attracting schoolchildren and students to research are actively developing in the USA, European countries and Russia now. This article analyzes the existing practices aimed at involving schoolchildren and students in mass experiments, programs focused on scientific discoveries, and describers the authors' experience in organizing such research programs in Russia. The materials presented may be useful for developing new projects in the field of Citizen science.