Welcome

Rainflower is a citizen-science program where school students collect real data about rain and water, then turn it into research. You earn raindrops (💧) and badges for every contribution, and a coordinator near you guides you along the way.

On the site you are called a Researcher.

#How to use this guide

• Use the contents on the left to jump to any page, or the Next and Previous buttons at the bottom of each page to read it in order.
• The search box searches the whole guide, not only the page you are on. Press / to jump to it.
• Stuck? Press Ask Thunder at the bottom right. Thunder, the Rainflower AI, has read this whole guide and answers questions about it.

#Where to start

1. Getting started: sign up, sign in and set up your profile.
2. Dashboard: your home page on Rainflower.
3. Raindrops and badges: how you earn and spend raindrops.
4. Research stages: surveys, experiments, quizzes and more.
5. Research groups and papers: write a real research paper, alone or in a team.
6. Community: the blog, memes, the arcade and other places to take part.
7. Getting help: support, leaving Rainflower and staying safe.
8. Quick reference: every page in one table.

Everything happens at rainflower.world.