Category: Citizen Science Month

We set out to reach 2.50 Million Acts of Science during Citizen Science Month in April, a number chosen to celebrate the 250th birthday of the United States this year. By Earth Day (April 22) participants had already passed it. By April 30, 450,918 volunteers from 140 countries had contributed 4,730,752 Acts of Science, supporting more than 950 […]

Acts of Science: Connected Comets, Clues, and Our Cosmic Story Originally Aired April 29, 2026 Topic Citizen Science Month, America 250, Space, Comets Audience Anyone and everyone! Watch the Webinar Description Watch the recorded webinar to be guided on how to identify active comets from Rubin Observatory images in the citizen science project, Rubin Comet […]

Acts of Science: Connected Earth Day Animal Spot-A-Thon Originally Aired April 22, 2026 Topic Citizen Science Month, America 250, wildlife, trail cameras Audience Anyone and everyone! Watch the Webinar Link Bank Description Watch the recorded webinar to be guided on how to identify animals in trail camera images across Wisconsin, accessible from anywhere in the […]

Acts of Science: Connected Game Night for Science: Play Stall Catchers Online Originally Aired April 16, 2026 Topic Citizen Science Month, America 250, Gaming, Alzheimer’s Disease Audience Anyone and everyone! Watch the Webinar Description Watch the recorded webinar to be guided on how to classify images of blood vessels as flowing or stalled. Your participation […]

Acts of Science: Connected Voices of Freedom: Transcribing Post-Civil War Handwritten Records with the Smithsonian Originally Aired April 10, 2026 Topic Citizen Science Month, America 250, Smithsonian, Transcription Audience Anyone and everyone! Watch the Webinar Description Watch the recorded webinar to be guided on how to transcribe records from the Freedmen’s Bureau to get us […]

Happy Citizen Science Month! This month we celebrate the public’s role in scientific research across the globe. Citizen Science Month encourages people of all ages and backgrounds to participate in real-world science projects with no prior experience required. With this year being the United States of America’s 250th birthday, Citizen Science Month SciStarter has invited […]

Acts of Science: Connected Info Session for Hosts & Facilitators Originally Aired March 17, 2026 Audience All those interested in facilitating or hosting citizen science events/programs: librarians, museum staff, community organizers, SciStarter Ambassadors, etc Topic Acts of Science: Connected; the signature event series for April 2026 produced by SciStarter Watch the Webinar DESCRIPTION Acts of […]

Be Part of 2.50 Million Acts of Science for America250 This April 2026, STEM education providers across museums, afterschool networks, libraries, and community organizations have an opportunity to incorporate real scientific research experiences during Citizen Science Month. SciStarter and partners including the Smithsonian Institution, NASA, Cornell University, Arizona State University, and the Association for Advancing […]

For Immediate Release Citizen Science Month Invites Millions to Help Power Discovery 2.50 Million Acts of Science campaign marks America’s 250th anniversary through public participation in scientific discovery Philadelphia (March 18, 2026) — This April, people across the United States and around the world are invited to help power real scientific discoveries through Citizen Science […]

Acts of Science: Connected Info Session for Hosts & Facilitators Originally Aired February 17, 2026 Audience All those interested in facilitating or hosting citizen science events/programs: librarians, museum staff, community organizers, SciStarter Ambassadors, etc Topic Acts of Science: Connected; the signature event series for April 2026 produced by SciStarter Watch the Webinar DESCRIPTION Acts of […]