Coming March 13–27, 2021
Event Details Coming February 2021
City Science Quest
STEM Professionals in the Classroom
Science ATL
Get ready for a virtual science scavenger hunt during the upcoming Atlanta Science Festival, March 13-27, 2021.
The City Science Quest will introduce curious kids and adults to 100 fun missions they can complete at home to explore STEM concepts and local careers.
Registration for participants will open February 13.
For now, we are seeking community partners to help us build the content to include.
Curious kids and adults will participate in the City Science Quest via the GooseChase mobile app during one or more 2-hour sessions scheduled on weekends during the Festival. Each session will release a group of missions to be completed by submitting a text, photo, video, or GPS location response. Participants get points for completing each mission and prizes will be awarded to the top winners. A game feed will show participant responses, and a leaderboard will track the top competitors. Once registered, participants can compete in any or all of the scheduled sessions.
Participant registration opens February 13!
Open call for mission proposals
Deadline for mission proposals
Participant Registration Opens
March 13, 14, 20, 21, 27
Potential Scavenger Hunt sessions
How to Participate as a Partner
Propose a Mission
Review City Science Quest information on this webpage and in these tabs (Criteria, Examples, Appearance).
Click here to submit a mission for consideration by January 31, 2021.
Submit a mission
Our team will be in touch to notify you if we accept the mission. Not all proposals will be accepted.
Our team will load the mission into the GooseChase app and check with you to ensure content best matches your vision.
Recruit your friends, family, co-workers to participate!
Engage participants in exploring a STEM concept or career in a fun and engaging manner. Special consideration given to missions that highlight STEM concepts/careers at work in metro Atlanta (e.g., include profile of STEM professional and ask participant to do an activity similar to that person's job; or share a research project being conducted in Atlanta and ask participant to interpret data). We envision the Quest as an opportunity to highlight local discoveries, innovations, and careers in STEM fields – so we need YOUR help to craft engaging missions to do so.
Require participants to submit one of the following response types as evidence of mission completion: text, photo, video, or GPS check-in. Note: photos/videos must be taken live within the app – they cannot be uploaded from previously taken or downloaded files.
Can be completed without violating the CDC-recommended social-distancing and mask-wearing practices with people outside of the participants' households (e.g., do not ask participants to take a selfie with a stranger).
Can be completed by participants ages 8 and up. Participants on the younger end of that scale could complete the task with assistance from adults, if needed.
Can be accomplished at participant's home or neighborhood, with readily available materials. A small number of GPS location-based check-in missions will be accepted – these would require a participant to "check-in" at a certain location, and will need to ensure proper social-distancing and mask-wearing.
Include accompanying photo and description. Can include a link to external information.
Species – Nicole Gerardo, Ph.D. is a biologist at Emory University who studies how different species interact with one another like how leaf-cutter ants grow fungus for food, and how bacteria protect worms. Click the link below to check out some of her research projects. Now, take a photo of two or more different species interacting in your house or neighborhood. In the caption, let us know what the species are and if you think the interaction is beneficial or harmful.
Chemistry in your house – A lot of household items have chemicals in them. But what are they? Look at the label of any household item (cleaning supply, food, etc.). Can you tell what some of the chemicals are? Choose one to learn about. Find 2 facts about it. Bonus Points: Why do you think it is in your item?
Draw your Career – Imagine you've hopped in a time machine and now you're 10 years in the future. Think about one possible career you're interested in. What does that look like? Draw a quick sketch of yourself in that career. For example: have you ever thought about studying plants? Draw yourself exploring plants. Maybe you'll find a cure for cancer? Draw yourself finding that cure!
Once your mission is published to the GooseChase app, this is what it will look like. The image on the left shows the mission list with name and teaser visible. The image on the right shows the mission page that you see after clicking on a mission. Note the mission photo and attached link – only one of each is permitted. The photo gets slightly cropped in the app, but expands if you click on it.
Contact Jordan Rose, [email protected]
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