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working with organisms, there is always a question of understanding how they behave. We can think of the contemporary ideas of bringing natural sciences closer to society (citizen science) or we can think of interspecies communication: understanding that we are not the only creatures in the world, and that we interact to each other, we have to remain responsible to our environments. Having introduced the interspecies conceptual framework, we will should see what is at stake in citizen science.

a) going into the nature; understanding nature

b) Toolkit: petri dishes, jars, notebooks, computer, microscope, basic electronics including arduino microcontroller and sensors in order to record real time data.

c) trompetentierchen (stentor/trumpet animalcules; horn-shaped), amoeba, algae, euglena, Daphnia, slime molds