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Musical Bottles: Weekly Science Activity

November 19, 2014 6:00 AM

In this week's spotlight: a music-themed science activity that helps families explore the relationship between the sound an instrument like a clarinet makes and the length of the air column. When a sound wave travels down a longer or shorter distance, how does what we hear change? In this activity, students use glass bottles filled with differing amounts of liquid to experiment. With some careful listening and trial and error, you might be able to play a song by blowing on the bottles in a… Read more

Solar Ovens Are Totally Hot!

November 13, 2014 11:49 AM

Can you harness the sun to cook your dinner? A solar oven skeptic is converted. By Kim Mullin My 6th-grader loves to build things, so when he needed an energy-related project for his science class, constructing a solar oven was right up his alley. He looked online for kid-friendly solar oven designs, many of which involve pizza boxes, and was skeptical. "I don't think this is really going to work," he announced. After weighing the pros and cons of different designs, he decided go… Read more

Biomedical Engineering: The Search for Solutions, Big and Small, for Type 1 Diabetes

November 7, 2014 9:00 AM

November is Diabetes Awareness month. Learn more about Type 1 Diabetes and the kinds of medical devices, solutions, and applications being used and developed to help treat and manage the disease—and put yourself in the middle of ongoing research and development with a cutting-edge student biomedical engineering, human biology, or computer science project. When you get sick, you want to make sure you have the best possible treatment (or the right… Read more

The Speed of Falling: Weekly Science Activity

November 6, 2014 9:23 AM

In this week's spotlight: a physics science activity that helps families see gravity, acceleration, and speed in action. Gravity exerts force upon an object, but what does this mean in terms of how fast something falls? Does the speed of falling change based on how far something falls? Using a simple marble run, you can put these questions to the test and see how gravity's constant acceleration affects the distance that an object travels over time. (You can see how this works when riding a… Read more

Sounds Like Halloween: Weekly Science Activity

October 30, 2014 10:30 AM

In this week's spotlight: a music-themed science activity perfect for Halloween week. What sounds do you associate with Halloween movies or Halloween music? What makes the sounds spooky,scary, or eerie? When you watch movies, what kinds of music do you hear, and how does the music fit what is happening in the movie? Are there patterns of instruments, pitch, or tempo that accompany certain scenes in movies? Pull out your favorite Halloween family movies or playlists, put on your listening… Read more

Halloween Science Connections

October 27, 2014 6:00 AM

As Halloween approaches, there are a number of ways you can tie science in with activities and projects that let kids get hands-on with things slimy, ghoulish, gross, light-up, or glow-in-the-dark. For the trick-or-treat crowd, there are plenty of candy-themed experiments to help kids whittle down—or statistically analyze—some of their All Hallows' Eve loot, too! Browse the following list of inspired Halloween science activities and science, technology, engineering,… Read more

Candy Corn Geodesic Dome

October 24, 2014 11:52 AM

A classic science (and geometry) project takes on Halloween tones with candy corn-colored candies, a few ordinary toothpicks, and a bunch of triangles. We are big fans in my house of the geodesic dome. We initially tried a bigger-than-expected version made from straws a few years ago. We had a great time putting it together—but it would not fit through the front door! Making a small-scale geodesic dome from gummy candies is a much easier and… Read more

Detective Science: Weekly Science Activity

October 23, 2014 9:15 AM

In this week's spotlight: a physics-focused science activity that helps families learn more about how forensic science can provide clues to solve crimes! Blood stains and spots at the scene of a crime can help detectives piece together what happened. In this activity, students use fake blood and investigate how blood stains change depending on the height from which the blood was dropped. It may sound gory, but there is interesting physics to explore! You and your family can explore the… Read more

Building a Halloween Brushbot: Family Robotics

October 21, 2014 11:00 AM

An orange scrub brush gives a family science activity a boost of jack-o-lantern-inspired fun and leads to a great robotics exploration. Ever since the new Brushbot family science activity launched at Science Buddies, with electronics components conveniently bundled in a multi-project kit, I have had it on my "must make" list for my kids. Thinking it would be cool to couple trick-or-treat month and the robotics project, I decided we would make a… Read more

Solar Power Towers and Migratory Flight Paths

October 16, 2014 11:00 AM

Environmental conservation and energy science collide in a proposed solar power project that promises greener energy but threatens to disrupt a major migratory path for birds, including golden eagles, in the area. Students can explore similar issues for migratory birds and animals with a big data science project. Photo: Illustration of the initial two-tower proposed Palen Solar Electric Generating System. A large California solar project, the Palen Solar Electric Generating System… Read more

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