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Explore Nanotechnology with Paper: Weekly Science Activity

January 29, 2015 9:01 AM

In this week's spotlight: a materials science activity that gives families a hands-on look at nanotechnology. Materials coming out of nanotechnology research are often lighter and stronger than traditional materials. Nanotechnology scientists are working with matter at the nanoscale, which means they are working with individual atoms and molecules. By altering the structure and arrangement of particles, scientists are creating and discovering new materials that have exciting new… Read more

Football Science: Score Big this Super Bowl Sunday with Sports Science

January 28, 2015 9:45 AM

In the days leading up to the big game, in the days after, or even during off-season, you can kick around sports science concepts with your student sports fans. Behind every great sporting event is a lot of science that kids can explore! This weekend, the New England Patriots will pair off against the Seattle Seahawks in Glendale, AZ, for Super Bowl XLIX. Whether you are planning to tailgate or planning to watch the big game from home, you may already have your snack menu lined up… Read more

Bristlebots at the Museum

January 27, 2015 9:00 AM

Participants at a museum sleepover event in Utah may have packed a toothbrush for the night, but likely came home with an extra—a toothbrush robot they built and decorated themselves! Guests at an NHMU sleepover event had a great time making, decorating, and testing Bristlebot robots. Despite the craziness that the main character encounters in the Night at the Museum movie (and its sequels), a sleepover at a local natural history museum can be a… Read more

Soaking Up Sorbent Science: Weekly Science Activity

January 22, 2015 2:00 PM

In this week's spotlight: a environmental engineering activity that encourages families to learn more about sorbents. A sorbent is a material used to absorb a liquid. In the case of an oil spill, cleaning up effectively and quickly is very important. But cleaning up oil from a waterway (and off of wildlife that come into contact with the spill) can be difficult. In this family science activity (or science fair project), students experiment with different sorbents to see which ones are… Read more

Last Year on the Science Buddies Blog

January 21, 2015 10:00 AM

Did you miss something? Check these highlights and favorite posts from last year on the Science Buddies Blog for great science project overviews, visual spreads that show hands-on science in action, student success stories, and real-world STEM connections to inspire and engage students, teachers, and families with science, technology, engineering, and math. As a writer at Science Buddies, I really enjoy at the end of the year (or… Read more

Kids Read Science News

January 14, 2015 10:00 AM

A new website feature at Science Buddies, sponsored by the Cisco Foundation, brings science news to students. With the news feed, students can easily locate science news stories related to a project or an area of science interest. Students will find links to related science news articles on the "Background" and "Learn More" tabs of Project Ideas at Science Buddies. Read All About It! Read Science News at Science Buddies Science Buddies continues to expand its resources and… Read more

Fueling Science Teachers to Inspire Students with Hands-on Science

January 13, 2015 9:00 AM

Thanks to Aerojet Rocketdyne, the INFINITY Science Center, and Science Buddies, a group of teachers in Mississippi got a booster course in rocket science—and paper airplane folding. Teachers engage in a hands-on airplane folding activity as part of the Hancock County Science Teacher Development Conference, sponsored by Aerojet Rocketdyne, INFINITY Science Center, and Science Buddies. (Photo: courtesy INFINITY Science Center) With increasing… Read more

Making Math with Dough: Weekly Science Activity

January 12, 2015 9:30 AM

In this week's spotlight: a math activity that turns playing with dough into an exploration of geometry. If you make a cube out of dough, you can measure the sides of the 3D object and multiple the length by width by height to find out the volume of the shape. If you gently and uniformly flatten (or squish) the object, you transform your original shape into a new shape with new dimensions. Does the volume change? In this family-friendly math activity, kids can have geometry fun with… Read more

A Dolphin Tail and Prosthetics Engineering

January 6, 2015 9:00 AM

In movies like Dolphin Tale, you don't have to look far to find the engineering design process in action. With the steps of the engineering process being acted out as the story unfolds, students see that success often involves a great deal of trial, error, testing, and redesigning. With a dolphin's well-being at stake, succeeding is something audiences cheer about—and succeeding involves science, innovation, technology, and persistence! Dolphin Tale puts a… Read more

Bean Soup Science: Weekly Science Activity Spotlight

January 2, 2015 10:00 AM

In this week's spotlight: a food science activity for the New Year. Eating black-eyed peas is a New Year's Day tradition in some places, and soaking the peas in water is the first step. Whether you are making black-eyed peas or a soup or stew that uses dried beans, a bit of kitchen science may help speed up the process of rehydrating dried beans (or legumes). What difference does the temperature of the water used to soak the beans make in terms of how long the beans need to soak? Does… Read more

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