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August 11, 2016 1:13 PM

This year's Perseid Meteor Shower is predicted to be the especially bright! Pair skygazing this week with hands-on student science experiments that help bring the night sky into focus. Photo: NASA/JPL Looking Up People with clear skies overhead may see up to 200 meteors an hour during the peak of this year's Perseid Meteor Shower. That's nearly double the average rate of meteors per hour during the annual meteor shower, making this year's nighttime show especially worth staying up to… Read more

Smart Plant Watering Science

August 4, 2016 11:00 AM

In this family STEM activity, students experiment to find out how the structure of soil determines how much water the soil holds. Can you use simple home science to better water your plants and gardens and reduce water waste? Find out with a hands-on water smart science activity at home! Plants Need WaterMost plants and gardens depend on regular watering to grow, but how often do they really need to be watered? With drought an issue in many areas, excessive watering of plants, lawns, and… Read more

Color Mixing and Family Physics

August 2, 2016 8:00 AM

Put on a colorful nighttime light show with this family STEM experiment! With inexpensive flashlights and colored cellophane papers, kids can experiment with additive color mixing. The results might surprise you! Mixing Colors From the time they are little, most kids learn about color mixing. In craft and art projects using colorful crayons, markers, and paint, kids are encouraged to explore how primary colors can be combined to make secondary and tertiary colors. In this week's… Read more

Test Your Oven Temperature Using Sugar

July 27, 2016 12:32 PM

In this family STEM activity, students can use ordinary table sugar to test the accuracy of their oven. Does the temperature inside the oven really match the temperature it shows? Find out with a kitchen science experiment! The Melting Point of SugarWhen following a recipe, you are typically given both a temperature for the oven and an amount of time that the food should cook. If you have ever pulled out a tray of brownies, a cake, muffins, or cookies only to find they aren't done when the… Read more

Diabetic Alert Dogs and Your Breath

July 27, 2016 12:30 PM

A recent study from the University of Cambridge may have pinpointed one of the chemicals diabetic alert dogs smell when they detect low blood glucose. Above: data from a recent UK study shows a correlation between levels of isoprene in exhaled breath and low blood glucose. Study findings were published in the July 2016 issue of Diabetes Care. Earlier this summer, we wrote about Diabetic Alert Dogs (DAD) and the ways in which they can… Read more

Heat Domes and Cooling Science

July 25, 2016 1:25 PM

Can science help you beat summer heat? As a Heat Dome presses down on parts of the U.S., students can explore practical, real-world, cooling strategies with hands-on science experiments and activities. Above: The NOAA posted the above map on July 18, 2016, with warnings of a heat dome in parts of the U.S. The map shows predicted high temperatures on that day, based on NOAA's HRRR Model. Hot weather may go hand in hand with summer in many areas of the United States, but the summer heat… Read more

Water Treatment Center Science

July 21, 2016 11:45 AM

In this family STEM activity, kids model the process a water treatment plant uses to turn murky water into clear water. Water Treatment Science Clear water doesn't necessarily mean safe-to-drink water, but you definitely don't want to drink water that looks dirty, murky, or otherwise has things visibly floating in it. Water that is collected in water treatment plants, however, may be exactly like that in the beginning, turbid water full of floating… Read more

Toothbrush Robots at Home

July 14, 2016 11:00 AM

You won't even need batteries to do this family-friendly robotics activity with your kids. Explore robotics design with a fun low-tech setup! How does the slant of toothbrush bristles affect the way a bristlebot-style robot moves? Simple Robot for Kids Robots are fun for kids of all ages. With a few electronics parts, kids can make and explore simple robots like Bristlebots and Art Bots that skitter around on toothbrush, brush, or even magic marker legs. Projects like these make excellent… Read more

Bug and Insect STEM Roundup

July 11, 2016 11:00 AM

Hands-on STEM projects for K-12 students that want to get hands-on with insects, worms, and other species in the backyard. Take advantage of warmer weather and time outside for bug, worm, or flying insect science this summer with your kids. Bug, Insect, and Nature-focused Projects for Students Are There Bugs Under Your Feet? Ask a Cricket, 'What is The Temperature?' Bug Vacuums: Sucking up Biodiversity Will Different-colored Lights Affect… Read more

Binocular Vision Eye Science

July 7, 2016 11:00 AM

In this family STEM activity, put your eyes to the test... alone and as a working unit! How do your eyes work together to help you see? Eye Science Your eyes help you see what is in front of you, but have you ever thought about how your eyes work together (with your brain) to make sense of what you see? We have two eyes, but together our brain processes a single image. How does this work? When you look through a pair of binoculars, you place each eye in front of one of the eye pieces.… Read more

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