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Ball Run Challenge Rolls to a Close with More than 14,000 Students!
April 21, 2026 8:00 AM
Thousands of students applied STEM concepts and built and tested ball runs for the 2026 Science Buddies Engineering Challenge. Winners and leaderboards are now posted. Above: A few of the many students who participated in the 2026 Ball Run Challenge The 2026 Science Buddies Engineering Challenge More than 14,000 K-12 students explored engineering design and entered the 2026 Science Buddies Engineering Challenge. Working in teams of up to four,… Read more
How to Choose a Coding Project
September 5, 2025 8:00 AM
This tool at Science Buddies helps students find a coding or computer science project, whether they are just getting started or already have a project idea in mind. All students should be encouraged to explore coding and have opportunities to learn to use code to create solutions, design and instruct robots and machines to perform specific tasks, analyze data, and more. Computational and algorithmic thinking are important 21st-century skills and… Read more
Meet Janna Privette, Geoscientist and STEM Content Managing Editor at Science Buddies
July 30, 2024 8:00 AM
Janna is the former STEM Content Managing Editor at Science Buddies. Janna has an M.S. in Geology from Boise State University and seven years experience teaching middle and high school, where she saw, firsthand, the benefits of having students do independent science projects. Janna brought her experience in the classroom to Science Buddies as well as her love of earth science. In a series of posts on the value of doing independent projects, Janna offers teachers insight… Read more
Meet Laura Ohl, Ph.D., Life Scientist at Science Buddies
July 26, 2024 8:00 AM
Dr. Ohl is a Staff Scientist at Science Buddies and a STEM content creator in the area of life sciences and chemistry. Dr. Ohl is a biomedical scientist and has a Ph.D. in Cellular and Molecular Biology from the University of Pennsylvania. Learn more about Dr. Ohl in the interview below. What is your field of expertise? I am a biomedical scientist with specialization in cellular and molecular biology. During my graduate studies, I studied the mechanisms of disease… Read more
Tracey Ngo, Computer Scientist at Science Buddies
July 24, 2024 8:00 AM
As a content creator intern at Science Buddies, Tracey Ngo is developing exciting artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning projects and tutorials that help middle and high school students explore cutting-edge STEM. Tracey is currently pursuing a graduate degree in computer science at Tufts University. Learn more about Tracey in the interview below. What is your field of expertise? I specialize in Computer Science, with a focus on machine learning and… Read more
Meet Ben Finio, Ph.D., Robotics Engineer at Science Buddies
July 15, 2024 8:00 AM
If you've tried a robotics, engineering, or Arduino project from Science Buddies, or participated in the Science Buddies Engineering Challenge, chances are good that you've used STEM resources developed by Dr. Ben Finio. Ben is a Senior Staff Scientist at Science Buddies and a robotics engineer with a Ph.D. in Engineering Sciences from Harvard University. In addition to creating engaging hands-on STEM projects for students, Ben has also created dozens of popular science… Read more
Rubber Band Car Challenge Entries Cross the Finish Line!
April 4, 2024 8:00 AM
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
Tenth Annual Science Buddies Engineering Challenge Revealed
January 11, 2024 8:00 AM
K-12 students worldwide are invited to explore engineering with the 2024 Science Buddies Engineering Challenge—The Rubber Band Car Challenge The Science Buddies Engineering Challenge Every year, from February to March, teams of students around the world work to solve a fun engineering challenge that lets them "try" engineering and builds confidence in using the engineering design process. 2024 Rubber Band Car Challenge The 2024… Read more
2023 Engineering Challenge Sees Record Participation
April 13, 2023 6:00 AM
The 9th annual challenge sparked interest in engineering in thousands of students around the world. Winners have been announced. Record Participation in the 2023 Science Buddies Engineering Challenge More than 13,000 K-12 students were inspired to explore engineering with the 2023 Science Buddies Engineering Challenge. Students working in teams of 1-4, from 33 countries around the world took the Ping Pong Pickup Challenge to design a device that can… Read more
Ninth Annual Science Buddies Engineering Challenge Announced with Support from EPAM Systems
January 19, 2023 8:00 AM
K-12 students worldwide are invited to explore engineering with the annual Science Buddies Engineering Challenge. Every year from February to March, in conjunction with Engineers Week, student teams work to solve a new engineering challenge using a short list of simple materials like paper and tape. The 2023 challenge, Ping Pong Pick Up Challenge, has students build a device that can pick up a ping pong ball from a distance and return it to a start line. How far away can students retrieve… Read more
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