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February 26, 2015 11:18 AM
In this week's spotlight: a fun physics activity that turns exploring the relationship between friction and sliding into a cool hands-on exercise. With a rubber band and a stack of coins, families can slingshot the coins on various surfaces to see how the surface affects how the coins slide. This science activity may feel like a game, but there is great science to be observed, so grab a rubber band, make a finger-based slingshot, and let the coins slide!
Effect of Friction on…
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February 25, 2015 8:45 AM
Middle school students may think they are too "big" for the neighborhood playground structures, but chances are good they grew up climbing, swinging, sliding, and playing hide and seek at a local playground. Students in an 8th grade class in Berrien Springs, MI brought their firsthand knowledge of playgrounds to the classroom and combined it with imagination, creativity, science, math, and steps of the engineering design process to design their own playgrounds using Autodesk® Inventor®…
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February 23, 2015 10:00 AM
Put engineering in the spotlight and celebrate Engineers Week with one of these 16 STEM projects!
Put engineering in the spotlight and celebrate Engineers Week with great hands-on projects and activities like the 16 STEM ideas listed below for K-12 students:
Balloon-Powered Car Challenge
Keeping You in Suspens(ion)
Build a Bathtub Toy Raft Powered by Surface Tension
Get Crafty — Create Your Own Durable…
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February 20, 2015 8:20 AM
Surrounded by coughing friends and drippy-nosed siblings? What are your chances of getting the flu this year? Discover how your immune system and the flu vaccine work together to keep you healthy.
By Kim Mullin
Image: CDC/ Douglas E. Jordan
Sniffle, sneeze, cough, sigh. The annual bout of flu has already run through our house. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), anywhere from 5 to 20% of the US population gets it each year. Chills, fever, and a sore throat were…
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February 12, 2015 1:30 PM
Hands-on candy science activity for Valentine's Day.
What happens when you drop candy hearts in a glass of soda or seltzer water?
In this week's spotlight: a fun chemistry activity for Valentine's Day. If you have conversation hearts candies on hand this Valentine's Day, put a few aside for a fun family science experiment. What happens when you drop one of the candies into a glass of soda? Why? This hands-on science activity makes a great science…
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February 6, 2015 8:59 AM
In this week's spotlight: an ocean sciences activity that helps families better visualize how ocean currents move. What does temperature have to do with the speed and direction of ocean currents? Make your own mini ocean model and find out!
Ocean Currents: Modeling the 'Global Conveyor Belt' in Your Kitchen (full Science Buddies project idea)
Seawater Science: Model Ocean Currents in Your Kitchen (science activity at Scientific American)
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