Science Buddies is pleased to make available free online resources for use by students, teachers, and parents. In order to protect our rights to the materials that we have created, we ask that you adhere to our guidelines on fair use of our content. Your use of the Science Buddies site constitutes acceptance of these terms and conditions of use.

• The Science Buddies website is freely available for the following uses:
  • Personal
  • Classroom materials - materials printed specifically for use in a classroom
  • Teaching materials - teaching materials for use in a classroom
  • Non-Commercial Training (These include presentations for workshops provided there is no financial gain from use of the materials and that the materials are being used for educational/training purposes. For example, teachers training other teachers at a conference.)
• Printable versions of pages on the Science Buddies website may be printed but pages may not be altered or modified in any way. No more than 20 pages and a maximum of 200 copies per page may be printed by a teacher or individual within a 12 month time period. If you would like to create more than 200 copies per page then you will need to contact Science Buddies at scibuddy@sciencebuddies.org for special permission. Copies may not be altered or modified in any way.
• Any commercial use of materials from the Science Buddies site (with the exception of training as described above) is NOT permitted without contacting Science Buddies IN ADVANCE for licensing rights. Commercial use is defined as any venture where:
  • use of Science Buddies materials would generate profit
  • a fee is charged for use of Science Buddies materials or course work related to Science Buddies materials
• Graphics and images from the Science Buddies site may not be printed, copied, or downloaded separate from the documents that contain them.
• Copying, framing, or any other method of duplicating content from the Science Buddies website for use on another website is NOT PERMITTED.
• Linking to Science Buddies content from your website is allowed without prior permission.

For any questions regarding the Terms and Conditions of Fair use, please email us at scibuddy@sciencebuddies.org.

Image Credits

Except for the images listed on our Image Credits page, all photos and images are Copyright © 2002-2009 Kenneth Lafferty Hess Family Charitable Foundation. All Rights Reserved.