Contents · page 9 of 10
Coordinator guide · 9 of 10
What your students see
A short tour of the student side, so you can help them.
The full student guide covers each of these in detail.
Dashboard
At /dashboard a student sees their research group first, then their raindrops, their next badge and a setup checklist: profile photo, bio, guardian consent, joining a paper team and a first quiz. More
Raindrops and badges
Students earn raindrops for quizzes, accepted experiment reports, Analyze projects, memes, answered questions at /ask, arcade games, inviting friends, useful support feedback and research papers. Badges follow their balance and never go down:
| Badge | Raindrops |
|---|---|
| Novice | 0 to 10,000 |
| Observer | 10,000 to 20,000 |
| Surveyor | 20,000 to 30,000 |
| Field Researcher | 30,000 to 40,000 |
| Analyst | 40,000 to 50,000 |
| Senior Researcher | 50,000 to 100,000 |
| Lead Researcher | 100,000 and above |
Research stages
Learn (surveys), Experiment (rainfall and other measurements, which you approve), Publish (research papers), Analyze, Pilot and Assessments (timed quizzes). More
Research papers
Students claim a paper alone or in a team of up to 5, an admin approves the group, and the group works in its own file space with shared Aktiful surveys over about 13 weeks. More
Ask anything about using Rainflower. For example: