Science Buddies Blog (5 results)

Google's free Science Journal app gives students a full set of measuring and notetaking tools for their STEM projects and explorations. Learn how to use the Science Journal app with Science Buddies' how-to guides and tutorials. To help students and educators make the most of Google's free Science Journal app, Science Buddies has created a guided multi-part walkthrough tutorial that provides an overview of the app interface and general use. After reading the two introductory posts in this… Read more

This sixth-grade computer teacher is helping her students start thinking, now, about the range of STEM career paths available and how jobs in science match up to interests they already have. Above: Sue Spollen's sixth-grade students do a career research project each year. This year, her students used the Science Buddies website as part of their exploration of careers in STEM. The Future STEM Workforce According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor… Read more

When looking for an unusual science project, this sixth grade student found just the right combination of excitement and challenge with a project about stealth technology from Science Buddies. Above: Dylan presenting his science project on stealth technology. Choosing a Science Project Idea When assigned to do a science project, many students are unsure what to do or what they want to explore. The Topic Selection Wizard at Science Buddies helps match… Read more

Ocean pollution is a growing global environmental problem. For World Oceans Day, talk with students about this problem and ways in which everyone can help reduce the amount of plastic trash flowing into waterways. Photo: By Loranchet, Wikimedia Commons Plastic Filling the Oceans World Oceans Day is June 8, 2018. The theme of this year's global observance is the importance of reducing plastic pollution that is making its way into our oceans. The… Read more

Thanks to blood donors around the world, lives are saved every day with transfusions. Blood donations also make important treatments possible, like Anti-D injections used during pregnancy. With a hands-on science project, students can learn more about blood typing. Photo: Wikimedia The Gift of Blood Donation Over the last 60 years, James Harrison, age 81, donated blood more than 1,170 times. His donations are estimated to have helped save the lives of… Read more