Thorndon School Wellington NZ & Victoria University Wellington NZ

How to Fight Microscopic Beasts - The Grand Experiment

To determine the effectiveness of washing hands, cleaning surfaces, and seeing how far germs can spread if we don’t.

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MicroBlitz (Western Australia)

With MicroBlitz, everyone with an interest in Western Australia’s (WA) biodiverse ecology and the environment can contribute to research that will help tackle the big environmental issues of our time – challenges like climate change, food security and safeguarding the quality of our water.

Multiple locations, including yours!

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New Year, New Bread

Compare breads baked from different sourdough starters

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Rockiology

Study microbial communities in hyper-arid deserts

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Rockiology

Collect rocks inhabited by microbes from deserts worldwide

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North Carolina State University

Soil Quest Raleigh

Survey the urban soil health in Raleigh, North Carolina

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Sourdough for Science

Learn how microbes affect the rise and flavor of bread!

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Morehead Planetarium and Science Center

Summer Camp SciVentures: ER

This Science Summer Camp program at Morehead Planetarium and Science Center is for grades 6-8.

Morehead Planetarium and Science Center at 250 E Franklin St, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514, USA

August 3, 2026 at 1:00 PM

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The Two Frontiers Project (2FP)

The Extremophile Campaign: In Your Home

Explore home microbes, discover species & help advance science!

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Kodner Lab at Western Washington University

The Living Snow Project

Study snow microbe communities in alpine environments

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Thorndon School Wellington NZ & Victoria University Wellington NZ

How to Fight Microscopic Beasts - The Grand Experiment

MicroBlitz (Western Australia)

New Year, New Bread

Johns Hopkins University

Rockiology

Johns Hopkins University

Rockiology

North Carolina State University

Soil Quest Raleigh

Sourdough for Science

Morehead Planetarium and Science Center

Summer Camp SciVentures: ER

The Two Frontiers Project (2FP)

The Extremophile Campaign: In Your Home

Kodner Lab at Western Washington University

The Living Snow Project

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