Please list all participants (Girl Scouts, Volunteers, Non-Members - this means parents, siblings, and friends!)

*This does not count as "tracking" your Act of Science. This is a way to show other Girl Scouts what you did!

Please be sure to complete the Tracking Form (under the "READ ME FIRST" tab) to log your Act of Science!

Today, there is no treatment for Alzheimer's. Together with researchers at Cornell University, we have a goal to change that. We’re focusing on one aspect of the disease: reduced blood flow in the brain. It’s a symptom that has been known for years, but until now, nobody knew why it happens.

Our collaborators recently discovered that stalls (clogged blood vessels in the brain) are responsible for this blood flow reduction in mice with Alzheimer’s. By reducing the number of stalls, the lab was able to restore memory and reduce other cognitive symptoms in mice.

But to fully understand how stalls are contributing to Alzheimer’s and discover potential treatment targets, we need to get through lots of data. We need your keen eyes for that - even the most powerful computer technologies can’t do that accurately enough yet. Without the help of the crowd, this process could take decades.

In Stall Catchers we “catch” stalls by looking at movies from the brain of mice and scoring blood vessels as “flowing” or “stalled”. The game is easy enough to learn, and we help you out in the beginning! And even if you get a couple of questions wrong - don’t worry. Each vessel will be seen by other citizen scientists so we can figure out the right answers together.

With your help, we could potentially find an effective treatment for Alzheimer's disease in just a few years - quick enough to make a difference in the lives of people who have the disease now.

*This does not count as "tracking" your Act of Science. This is a way to show other Girl Scouts what you did!

Please be sure to complete the Tracking Form (under the "READ ME FIRST" tab) to log your Act of Science!

The long term goal of Project Sidewalk is to use this very large dataset to train computer vision and machine learning algorithms to detect accessibility problems automatically. Collecting accessibility data is expensive for cities and time consuming for volunteers. If this data can be collected automatically, it will free up money in city budgets to actually do the sidewalk repairs.

DOs and DONTs slides: https://tinyurl.com/ProjectSidewalkDosAndDonts Training slides: https://tinyurl.com/ProjectSidewalkTraining

Darwin's Cats is a community science project conducted by the nonprofit organization Darwin's Ark. While domestic cats have lived alongside humans for centuries, cats are surprisingly understudied. Darwin’s Cats is asking community scientists to join us in our research to rapidly advance our understanding of cat genetics, behavior, and evolutionary history.

Darwin’s Cats participants can tell us about their pets through free online surveys, or contribute to our genetics research by donating to sequence their cat’s DNA. Our community scientists are populating a massive, comprehensive database that will change the scale and scope at which pet research is conducted—not just at Darwin’s Ark, but worldwide.

At the Dog Aging Project, we conduct rigorous scientific research designed to define, explain, and ameliorate the effects of aging. To achieve this mission, we have built a community of volunteers and researchers united by a shared love for dogs and committed to helping dogs and humans live longer, healthier lives — together.

Our suggested projects are featured here.

Some bee populations have experienced severe declines that may affect food production. However, nobody has ever measured how much pollination is happening over a region, much less a continent, so there is little information about how a decline in the bee population can influence gardens.

The Great Sunflower Project makes it easy to gather this information. Find a plant you know (or a Lemon Queen Sunflower), observe it for 5 or more minutes and record all pollinators that visit, and contribute data online. You can make as many observations as you want while your flowers are in bloom. Plant, Watch, Enter. Repeat. That's it. And, who doesn't like sunflowers?!

You can also join in a Journey North's educational project called the Tulip Test Garden. Plant tulip bulbs in the fall and then predict emergence and bloom dates in the spring.

Explore the Journey North website for inquiry-based learning resources designed to engage students in the study of wildlife migration. Subscribe to receive news updates. Finally, watch migration unfold in real-time on interactive maps.

Report your observations today and all year round. Report signs of spring: https://journeynorth.org/sunlight-seasons

Light pollution not only affects our view of the stars, but it also wastes energy and money (about $2 to $10 billion a year!), causes sleep disorders in people, and disrupts the sleeping, breeding and migration habits of animals.

You can join other citizen scientists by measuring your night sky brightness and submitting your observations. Just go outside at least an hour after sunset (8-10pm local time) when the moon is not up. Let your eyes adjust to the dark for about 10 minutes, then start your first observation.

Compare how many stars you can see in a constellation with how many stars you should be able to see. Light pollution may be a global problem, but the solutions are local and it starts with you.

Your data, paired with time and location, wil help create a light pollution map worldwide. It's easy to get involved - all you need is computer or smartphone!

We have three on-going research projects: Phenology and Climate, in which participants can observe plants going through seasonal changes; Pollinators and Climate, in which participants document pollinator visitation to flowering plants; and Milkweeds and Monarchs, in which participants search for monarch caterpillars and eggs to help preserve the monarch population.

Every observation from all across the globe helps us answer questions about how plants are being impacted by climate change. Join Budburst and submit data from your phone - it's as easy as snapping a picture!

🌙 Register your own Moth Party and join a global community of moth-watchers collecting important data on moth diversity. Whether in your backyard, a local park, or with a group, your observations help scientists understand these fascinating nighttime pollinators.

Extra moth puns for you to keep you moth-ivated to host a Moth Party: Don’t be in the dark—host a Moth Party and shine a light on science! Join the flutter and host a Moth Party! Don't wing it—register your Moth Party today! Be the moth-stess with the mostest—host a Moth Party!

*This does not count as "tracking" your Act of Science. This is a way to show other Girl Scouts what you did!

Please be sure to complete the Tracking Form (under the "READ ME FIRST" tab) to log your Act of Science!

*This does not count as "tracking" your Act of Science. This is a way to show other Girl Scouts what you did!

Please be sure to complete the Tracking Form (under the "READ ME FIRST" tab) to log your Act of Science!

*This does not count as "tracking" your Act of Science. This is a way to show other Girl Scouts what you did!

Please be sure to complete the Tracking Form (under the "READ ME FIRST" tab) to log your Act of Science!

*This does not count as "tracking" your Act of Science. This is a way to show other Girl Scouts what you did!

Please be sure to complete the Tracking Form (under the "READ ME FIRST" tab) to log your Act of Science!

*This does not count as "tracking" your Act of Science. This is a way to show other Girl Scouts what you did!

Please be sure to complete the Tracking Form (under the "READ ME FIRST" tab) to log your Act of Science!

*This does not count as "tracking" your Act of Science. This is a way to show other Girl Scouts what you did!

Please be sure to complete the Tracking Form (under the "READ ME FIRST" tab) to log your Act of Science!

Thank you for joining us as we help SciStarter complete 1 Million Acts of Science during April 2025.

This Padlet contains the featured projects that GSWPA thinks would be good for our members. You can complete ANY and ALL projects at Citizen Science Month - One Million Acts of Science! - SciStarter.

After you complete a project, submit the TRACKING FORM to let GSWPA know what you did. GSWPA will submit your Acts of Science for you! When we submit the Acts of Science, we will include your first name and last initial.

If you have any questions about how to complete a project, contact customercare@gswpa.org to be connected to our Girl Program staff who are SciStarter Ambassadors.

Please make sure your comment includes your first name, last initial and troop number along with your guess.

The Girl Scout with the closest guess, without going over, will receive a FREE STEM Activity Pack!