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June 9, 2016 10:00 AM

Is rainwater that seeps into the ground and passes through layers of soil clean or dirty? In this week's family science spotlight, kids explore how the passage of water through underground layers can result in storages of groundwater that are surprisingly clean! Above: students can explore aquifers and filtration with simulated "dirty water" and model collection bins. Natural Water Filtering In this week's family-friendly science activity, students experiment to see how the process of… Read more

Magnetic Train Science

June 8, 2016 8:30 AM

DIY maglev train science project puts kids on track for creative summer science learning. Above: part of the fun with the maglev train science project is decorating the train. Kids can paint the wooden train however they like. Stickers, googly eyes, permanent markers—a magic train deserves special attention from the creative kid department! Engineers of all ages love a great wooden train! With the Build a Floating Maglev Train project, young… Read more

Look Up: Bird and Astronomy Summer Reading

June 6, 2016 5:40 AM

Each book in this pair of science-themed books encourages kids to "look up," but each has an eye on something quite different. Make these books a part of your child's summer reading to inspire young birders and young astronomers! Encouraging kids to keep learning and reading all summer long is always important. Parents trying to stave off academic backsliding are increasingly creative about lining up summer science and engineering camps and… Read more

Your Guide to Science Activities for Summer Break

June 3, 2016 12:00 PM

Pencil in some summer science fun with science, technology, engineering, and math activities that your kids can do at home over the break. No reports, no grades, just exciting hands-on, DIY learning, innovation, and discovery! We have suggestions to help you make sure summer break has plenty of opportunity for awesome, empowering, skill-building exploration with projects they will be excited about doing "just for fun." Awesome Science for Summer Break: Hands-on… Read more

Spot the Dot Eye Science

June 2, 2016 10:00 AM

Can you make things seem to disappear by taking advantage of how your brain and eyes work together? Put it to the test in this week's family science activity! In the image above, can you see all three colored dots? Is one harder to see than the others? What will happen if you lift the wax paper off of the background paper, keeping it between your eyes and the dots and gradually increasing the distance between the dots and the wax paper? In this week's family-friendly science activity,… Read more

New Online Summer Science Camp!

June 1, 2016 8:00 AM

Keep kids engaged with science, technology, engineering, and math with the Science Buddies Summer STEM Camp! Add this flexible, convenient, online camp to your summer mix for creative robotics, electronics, and Raspberry Pi fun all summer long! Get Creative with Summer Science Camp!Participants in the Science Buddies Summer STEM Camp will work on projects from either the BlueBot: 4-in-1 Robotics Kit or the Raspberry Pi Projects Kit—or both! The BlueBot Kit can be used to build four… Read more

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