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Success Story: Lip Balm Project Shines at Science Fair
September 28, 2012 9:00 AM
Americans spend billions on cosmetics every year. Who creates and tests all of these shampoos and lotions? Cosmetic chemists! Emma Sesar was surrounded by science fair attendees last Spring as she handed out samples of the lip balms she developed as part of her science project. Why was Emma Sesar surrounded by groups of young girls at her school science fair? Lip balm samples! For her sixth-grade science project, Emma chose the Cosmetic Science: Testing Lip Balm Recipes science… Read more
Success Story: Student Engineer Tests Solar-Powered Robot
September 24, 2012 11:52 AM
This fourth-grade student had fun building and playing with a solar-powered bot—and learned about alternative energy and electricity in the process! As a fourth-grade student, Keeley (above) investigated how effective different light sources are for a solar-powered robot. Read about other student science successes in the Science Buddies in Action area. For his first science fair project, Keeley Hilliard explored Avatar-style water bending using an Archimedes… Read more
High School Scientist Develops Cancer Screening Test
August 31, 2012 8:00 AM
A top math and science student, fifteen-year-old Jack Andraka swept the 2012 Intel ISEF with his pancreatic cancer screening test. His project involved countless hours in the lab, a determined search for a mentor, and loads of perseverance. Jack Andraka, winner of the 2012 Intel ISEF, applied nanotechnology in the development of his pancreatic cancer screening test. Jack (pictured above with his project display board) says he is "fascinated" by nanotubes, "specifically carbon nanotubes… Read more
Success Story: Science Fair Projects with Real-World Impact
August 27, 2012 10:00 AM
A science teacher at Brawerman Elementary School in Los Angeles views Science Buddies as an indispensable classroom partner, especially when it comes to helping students locate quality science Project Ideas—in all areas of interest. Above: Teacher Lisa Niver Rajna with a student at last year's school science fair. Science Buddies is an important part of Lisa's approach to science education in the classroom. Lisa's students used the Topic Selection Wizard to help them locate exciting… Read more
Success Story: A Crash Course Science Project
August 14, 2012 8:00 AM
"Distracted driving" accounts for a staggering number of accidents. A fourth grade student in LA put distracted drivers to the test with a familiar video game. Andrew Lee, pictured above, put questions about cell phone use and driving to the test using a popular driving-based video game. "I collected data that could save lives," he says. Science Buddies Project Ideas in Video & Computer Games assist students in exploring science and engineering questions both by using video… Read more
Success Story: Renewable Energy Ignites the Imagination of a Young Chemist
August 9, 2012 8:00 AM
A 6th-grader combines his interests in chemistry and renewable energy with a particular goal in mind: to save the world with science! By Kim Mullin Matthew Early, pictured above, turned his enthusiasm for renewable energy into a winning science project. The "Water to Fuel to Water: The Fuel Cycle of the Future" Project Idea was developed by researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) as part of a Science Buddies Academic Outreach Partnership. Partnerships like this… Read more
Success Story: Zapping Zits in the Name of Science
August 2, 2012 8:00 AM
A Science Buddies Ask an Expert advisor guides a budding microbiologist through a project on the scourge of the teenage years: acne! By Kim Mullin In his senior-year science project, Matthew Brewer (pictured above) tackled a problem familiar to many teenagers—acne. Project Ideas in Medical Biotechnology enable students to investigate questions related to connections between medicine, genomics, diseases, prescription drugs, and more. Read about other student science successes… Read more
Student Shares Story of Garage-based Lab and Wins Bio-Rad Scholarship
July 23, 2012 8:00 AM
In an essay he wrote as part of an application for a science scholarship offered by Bio-Rad Laboratories, this high school senior highlights the importance of hands-on science. Walk into his lab, through his words, and see the shine of his drive, determination, and passion for science. Jacob Saldinger found a testing ground for his science exploration in a corner of his garage. Jacob is the recipient of the Ron Mardigian scholarship, awarded by Bio-Rad Laboratories. (Image:… Read more
Success Story: Student Has Science Fair Success All Wrapped Up
June 25, 2012 11:36 AM
Sixth-grader explores the ancient Egyptian science of mummification and learns that history and science make a winning pair! For her sixth grade science project, Emily Aguilar (pictured above) learned more about Egyptian history by mummifying a hot dog. Emily's science fair experience also underscores the value of a well-designed project display board. For more information about creating a winning display board, see "Perfecting the Project Display Board" and "Science Fair Project… Read more
Success Story: A Video Game for the Blind
May 24, 2012 10:00 AM
Dylan Viale's fifth-grade science project gave him a chance to share something he enjoys with his grandmother, who is blind. Designing his first video game ever, Dylan created Quacky's Quest, a maze game you don't have to see to play! For his fifth grade science project, Dylan Viale (pictured above) used GameMaker to create a sound-based video game to share with his grandmother, who is blind. The project gave Dylan a firsthand look at what's involved in video game design, and his classmates… Read more
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