Science Buddies Blog (3 results)

Find science projects and STEM resources to explore environmental problems related to plastics for Earth Day. The theme of Earth Day 2024 is Planet vs. Plastics. This focus highlights the dangers of plastics for lifeforms, biodiversity, the environment, and the planet. Addressing problems related to plastics involves a number of strategies, including: Reducing the overall use of plastics Finding alternatives to plastics Prioritizing… Read more

The Rubber Band Car Challenge sparked interest in engineering in thousands of students around the world. Winners have been announced. Above: a few of the many students who participated in the 2024 Rubber Band Car Challenge The 2024 Science Buddies Engineering Challenge More than 8,800 K-12 students explored engineering and entered the 2024 Science Buddies Engineering Challenge. Working in teams of 1-4, students from 32 countries took the Rubber Band… Read more

Use the BlueBot Robotics kit for a progressive series of robotics engineering and Arduino programming and physical computing projects, from intermediate to advanced. The BlueBot 4-in-1 Robotics Kit comes with the electronics parts to build four different robots, each with its own sensor-driven behavior. The kit is excellent as a starter kit for students interested in robotics engineering and ready to build circuits on a breadboard, and the first four… Read more