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Kit Club Brings Coding and Electronics to More Classrooms

May 27, 2026 8:00 AM

Thanks to the Science Buddies Kit Club program, more students in K-12 classrooms had the chance to explore coding and circuits with STEM kits provided by local sponsors. Supporting Cutting-Edge STEM in Local Classrooms The Science Buddies Kit Club program matches local classrooms with sponsor organizations to provide STEM kits for hands-on learning. These kits are supported by step-by-step projects, lessons, videos, and tutorials at Science… Read more

A Spacecraft Motion Simulator for the STEM Fair

February 16, 2026 6:00 AM

For their middle school STEM project, these students built a model motion simulator to explore the physics of landing a spacecraft. A Space Science Simulation Brenton and Ethan, middle school students at St. John the Baptist Catholic School in Milpitas, CA, are both thinking about a future in STEM, but neither was actively interested in space science or engineering before their 7th-grade STEM project. For last year's annual STEM fair, they… Read more

Testing the Power of Wind – Sustainability Science for the STEM Fair

November 3, 2025 6:00 AM

Sixth-grade students created a model wind turbine from recycled plastic bottles to explore how the wind turbines they see on the highway generate energy. Wind Power & Sustainability Science If you've ever driven by a wind farm on the side of the road, you may have wondered how they work. Wind turbines, which use wind energy to generate electricity, play an important role in discussions of clean and sustainable energy. With their 6th-grade… Read more

Engineering Challenge People's Choice Award Winner

September 24, 2025 6:00 AM

Middle school team at Tree of Life International Charter wins $1,000 People's Choice Award for the school in the Rocket Catcher Challenge. Community Support for STEM Learning When students at Tree of Life International Charter School in Anderson, CA, entered the 2025 Rocket Catcher Challenge, they didn't just get hands-on with engineering and space science. They rallied support from their school and community and won the $1,000 People's Choice… Read more

Cabbage Chemistry: Students Explore Fermentation with Kimchi

September 17, 2025 6:00 AM

With a project from Science Buddies, these middle school students turned their interest in food science into a flavorful science fair project that combined chemistry, fermentation, and teamwork. Food Science for the STEM Fair For their 7th-grade science fair project, Abby and Katilyn, students at St. John the Baptist Catholic School in Milpitas, CA, wanted a food science project that felt exciting and different. Curious about fermentation, they… Read more

Louisiana Teacher Does Rocket Catcher Challenge with More than 500 Students!

September 9, 2025 6:00 AM

This STEM teacher did the 2025 Engineering Challenge with students in 2nd, 3rd, and 4th grade—and won big! An Engineering Challenge for All Ages The annual Science Buddies Engineering Challenge is open to all students in grades K-12. With a goal of encouraging students to "try" engineering, the challenge emphasizes simple materials and presents an activity that can be solved by even the youngest students. Engineering Challenge… Read more

Taste Test Science and the Scientific Method

August 26, 2025 6:00 AM

Students visiting this STEM class learned about the scientific method by doing a taste-test experiment with different colored drinks. A Preview of Science Class Last spring, Kathryn Barnett, a teacher at St. Paul Lutheran School in Merced, CA, welcomed incoming 4th- and 5th-grade students to her classroom for an early look at what to expect in science class. With a mix of 3rd- and 4th-grade students present, Kathryn walked through the steps of the… Read more

SCOBY Science - Fermentation and Kombucha for the Science Fair

July 29, 2025 6:00 AM

Interested in consumer and food science, this middle school student turned a fizzy kombucha project into an exploration of how biofilms make fermentation possible. Extra Credit for the Middle School Science Fair At Lancaster Country Day School in Lancaster, PA, students in the 7th and 8th grade are required to participate in the school's annual science fair. Students can earn extra credit if they also participate in one of the local area fairs,… Read more

Elementary School Student Builds Levitating Water Fountain

July 15, 2025 6:00 AM

Science Buddies helped this fifth grade student find the perfect match for his curiosity, and it changed how he sees science. A Physics Project for the School Science Fair School science fairs give students a chance to delve deeply into a project of interest and then share the project with others, explaining the procedure they followed, what they expected to happen, how things went, what they learned, and what they might do next if they continued… Read more

Student Volunteer Puts Passion for Coding to Use Testing AI Projects

June 11, 2025 6:00 AM

High school student furthers interest in coding by helping test machine learning projects at Science Buddies. Volunteering to Support STEM Education Carissa is finishing her sophomore year at Valley View Charter Prep and will transfer to Acalanes High School in Lafayette, CA, in the fall. She volunteered this year as a student mentor in the Ask an Expert forums at Science Buddies as part of a team of volunteers who answer student questions about their… Read more

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