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May 26, 2021 9:00 AM

Use these free STEM lessons and activities to help students get hands-on building, testing, and exploring the science of circuits. The free STEM lessons and activities below guide students in designing, building, testing, and troubleshooting circuits. In these activities, students will learn about series and parallel circuits; open, closed, and short circuits; the importance of conductive and insulating materials; voltage, current, resistance, and… Read more

18 Lessons to Teach the Science of Sound

April 26, 2021 12:00 PM

Use these free STEM lessons and activities to explore the science of sound. The free STEM lessons and activities below help you teach students about the science of sound, from learning about the relationship between sound waves and vibration to understanding amplitude, frequency, and pitch. In these activities, students can experiment with sound waves by building and testing a variety of simple instruments and noise makers, including rubber band… Read more

16 Science Experiments to Teach About Electricity

February 24, 2021 9:00 AM

Use these free STEM lessons and activities to teach about electricity, electrodes, electrolytes, current, batteries, generators, and more. We all interact with electricity dozens of times a day. Every time we flip a switch to turn on a light, we use electricity. Every time we check a cell phone, open a refrigerator, or turn on a computer or TV, we are using something that depends upon electricity in the background. We use electricity without… Read more

11 Lessons to Teach Magnetism

February 15, 2021 8:00 AM

Use these free STEM lessons and activities to explore magnetism, the strength of magnetic fields, and the real-world application of magnets. When teaching about magnetism, hands-on learning opportunities enable students to actively observe and engage with principles of magnetism and magnetic fields. Experimenting with magnets, students quickly grasp the concept of magnetic poles and how magnets attract and repel. In early grades, students can expand… Read more

Plan, Run, and Succeed with a Virtual Science Fair – 9 Easy Steps!

November 9, 2020 10:00 AM

Is your school shifting from an in-person science fair to a virtual one? These nine steps provide an easy-to-follow roadmap for success. The annual science fair is a hallmark of student science and engineering for many schools, an event where the hard work students put into their independent science projects is on display for peers, family, teachers, the community, and judges. As a culmination of the individual science project process, the science fair… Read more

Science Project Kits - Our top 10 list!

September 21, 2020 2:00 PM

Science project kits offer hands-on STEM explorations across a range of topics including electronics, robotics, chemistry, computer programming, physics, biology, engineering, and more! Paired with high-quality written project directions and procedures developed by our scientists specifically for K-12 students, Science Buddies Kits help students get the most from hands-on science and engineering projects. We have highlighted 10 popular science and… Read more

Five Reasons this is a Great Year for Student Science Projects

September 10, 2020 6:00 AM

As the fall semester gets underway, we encourage all educators to consider having students do independent science and engineering projects. These projects are perfectly situated for asynchronous learning, and Science Buddies has all the tools you and your students need to support the science project process from start to finish—including free Expert assistance in our online forums. Especially for students working remotely, a science project can be key to successful STEM learning and… Read more

10 STEM Activities for COVID-19 and Virus Science

August 25, 2020 6:00 AM

Use these free STEM lesson plans and activities to explore science related to viruses, pandemics, and COVID-19 with K-12 students. Science teachers have always taught health, human biology, and microbiology to K-12 students. This year, however, these topics have new urgency and real-world impact. Thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, students are aware of viruses in new ways. But what makes COVID-19 different than the flu? How does social distancing make a… Read more

Celebrating 100+ Free Lesson Plans for K-12 STEM Education!

August 10, 2020 6:00 AM

Join us in celebrating the availability of 100+ free lesson plans for K-12 teachers! All lessons are free-to-use by educators, including those teaching in the classroom, hybrid, remote, or in learning pods. Science Buddies first started developing NGSS-aligned educator lesson plans in 2017. With a deep library of more than 1,200 project ideas for students doing independent or science fair projects and a growing repository of family-friendly, simplified… Read more

10 Reasons to Use Science Buddies for Classroom, Remote, or Hybrid Learning

August 6, 2020 6:00 AM

Feeling overwhelmed by the coming school year and scrambling to find flexible solutions that can work in a range of teaching scenarios? From classroom instruction to remote or hybrid learning, we can help! Science Buddies is a trusted, go-to resource for thousands of educators. Find out why you, too, should be using Science Buddies as part of your planning. Find out why Science Buddies should be part of your STEM teaching strategy — no matter what system you will be using this year. … Read more

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