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Weekly Science Project Idea/Home Science Activity Spotlight: Circus Science

April 11, 2013 8:00 AM

In this week's spotlight: a pair of projects that put your understanding of balance to the test! What makes some things topple and other things stable? Use marshmallows and wooden sticks to explore how the distribution of an object's mass determines how the object will balance. You can investigate using these science project and activity procedures: Circus-Trick Science: How to Balance Anything (full Science Buddies Project Idea) Circus Science: How to Balance Anything… Read more

Bot Building for Kids and Their Parents: Celebrating Student Robotics

April 8, 2013 8:00 AM

Interest in student robotics continues to grow. Find out how to get your (and your kids') feet wet with hands-on robotics engineering projects and activities. From taking robotic steps with LEGO® to upcycling toothbrushes or recouping the innards of cast-off electronics, robotics projects can turn kids on to creative thinking and STEM tinkering! Start at the beginning with simple bots that require only a few parts, and then move on to increasingly more innovative and sophisticated designs,… Read more

Family Science: Candy Chromatography

April 4, 2013 9:22 AM

Use paper chromatography to explore the colors in candy coatings in this colorful hands-on science project for K-12 STEM. Science Buddies Science Projects: Hands-On for school and for home In this week's spotlight: a pair of projects perfect for putting a portion of your kids' candy piles to scientific use! Use paper chromatography to explore the colors in candy coatings with one of these hands-on science activities: Candy Chromatography: What Makes… Read more

James Webb Space Telescope: Galactic Scope

April 2, 2013 8:52 AM

SXSW Interactive Festival attendees got a chance to see a full-scale model of the giant James Webb Space telescope last month in Texas. Visitors to the Webb Telescope exhibit at South by Southwest engaged in presentations by prominent astronomers including Nobel laureate John C. Mather. Photo: Courtesy, Northrop Grumman. The image above, with the crowd gathered around, looks like something straight from a science fiction movie or novel. With its futuristic design, sophisticated… Read more

K-5 Teachers Science Survey and Chance to Win!

April 1, 2013 12:06 PM

Science night? Science fair? Science lab? Family science event? We want to learn more about science education at your school. All K-5 teachers who complete our teacher survey will be automatically entered for a chance to win a great prize pack from Elmer's (pictured above). Read more

April 1 Science: April Fools' Day Inspiration

April 1, 2013 10:31 AM

Finding the fun in April Fools' Day gags and pranks—and the science connections to capitalize on the fun! Photo: Screenshot from Google Nose video. It is April 1, and April 1 means April Fools' Day jokes and pranks from trickster friends and even companies. YouTube is coming to an end (and all the videos being deleted)? Did you hear about Google Nose Beta ("the new scentsation in search")? Twitter is apparently doing away with vowels, unless you pay for them. Maybe you spotted… Read more

A Close-up Look at Egg Shells: One Family's Science Experience

April 1, 2013 6:00 AM

Before settling down to serious Easter egg-dyeing with her family, this cool science mom did the "How Does a Chick Breathe Inside Its Shell?" activity with her daughter (age 9) and her nephew (age 3). Eggs and three-year-olds can sometimes lead to a scrambled science experience, but with a few extra eggs on hand, the experiment was a success! "Believe me, a three-year-old will introduce some experimental variation into the procedure," admits the mom. "It is tough to do before and after… Read more

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