Let's reach 100,000 Acts of Science in April for Citizen Science Month!
- Mar 24
- 3 min read
Updated: 1 hour ago
Citizen Science Month is a worldwide celebration of how people with wide-ranging interests and experiences are doing activities that support learning about animals, plants, the environment, health, astronomy and many other topics scientifically. Anyone can get involved with fun citizen science activities, whether from home, out bush, or elsewhere.
During Citizen Science Month in the past two years, a global goal was set for the citizen science community to complete many "Acts of Science". Such Acts included, for example, sharing observations, collecting data, or analysing results to support making scientific discoveries. In 2024, folks from 126 countries logged more than 1 million Acts of Science in just three weeks. In 2025, Acts of Science exceeded 3 million by the end of April!
This year, we are setting the Australian citizen science community goal of 100,000 Acts of Science in April.
Easy Ways to Participate
You can engage in Acts of Science on your own or support others engaging in events and projects through libraries, schools, universities, agencies, community organisations and more.
How to Join an Existing Project
Find Australian-made and globally accessible projects by searching the SciStarter Australia project finder. Many projects require nothing more than a smartphone.
Share your Acts of Science for Citizen Science Month to help reach the Australian goal of 100,000 Acts.
Showcase your Acts of Science on social media with hashtags #ActsofScience and #CitSciOz, as well as tags @SciStarter and @CitSciOz, for a chance to be featured on the SciStarter.org website and shared on Australian Citizen Science Association social media channels!
How to Share a Project or Event
You Manage
Check if it is listed in the SciStarter Australia project finder. If so, great! This will help not just potential participants find your endeavours, but broader audiences as well.
Add your project to SciStarter Australia if people can participate in your project from Australia, and you have not found it listed already.
Create an event to promote your project during Citizen Science Month (e.g. a webinar, as sharing information is an important part of science).
Share your Acts of Science for Citizen Science Month to help reach the Australian goal of 100,000 Acts.
Showcase your Events and Acts of Science on social media with hashtags #ActsofScience and #CitSciOz, as well as tags @SciStarter and @CitSciOz, for a chance to be featured on the SciStarter.org website and shared on Australian Citizen Science Association social media channels!
An Example Participation Plan
This month I plan to:
Look extra carefully for big and small wild critters while gardening and on walks, and submit pictures of the treasures I encounter.
Jump into some online projects to play games, identify animals, listen to sounds, and more, which support the analysis of scientific data.
If my schedule allows, join a group of people locally to participate in the worldwide City Nature Challenge (see if your city is listed https://www.citynaturechallenge.org/)
Join some additional opportunities as I learn about them.
Report my Acts of Science each week, which will keep track of while I complete them.
A Shared Global Effort
Citizen Science Month is coordinated by SciStarter.org and Arizona State University in collaboration with libraries, nonprofits, science associations, and media organisations around the world. Key global partners include SciStarter Australia and other citizen science networks in Australia, Europe, Asia, Africa, and Brazil.
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