Science Buddies Blog (15 results)

Follow along with a Science Buddies parent who is using family STEM activities to keep her kids learning at home during the COVID-19 school shutdown. New posts every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Today's adventure... constructing a rubber band guitar. Quarantine with Kids is Not Quiet How's it going at your house? Are you managing to find moments of quiet? I've given up. In my house, quarantine is noisy. There are arguments, video game music,… Read more

Follow along with a Science Buddies parent who is using family STEM activities to keep her kids learning at home during the COVID-19 school shutdown. New posts every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Today's adventure... launching rockets made out of plastic Easter eggs. Embracing Silliness, Themes, and Celebrations I find myself forgetting what day it is more and more. I'm used to keeping track of the day by the hustle of our family-life schedule. … Read more

Follow along with a Science Buddies parent who is using family STEM activities to keep her kids learning at home during the COVID-19 school shutdown. New posts every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Today's adventure... building a grasping robot hand out of household materials. Nothing Normal Around Here If this was a normal week, I'd be telling you all about how this is National Robotics Week (#RoboWeek), how awesome building robots is for kids of… Read more

Follow along with a Science Buddies parent who is using family STEM activities to keep her kids learning at home during the COVID-19 school shutdown. New posts every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Today's adventure... writing secret messages with invisible ink. Oops... New Plan Needed! How many plans have you made since your school closed? Are you on your first or fourth family schedule? Have you tossed all schedules out the window? We've made a… Read more

Follow along with a Science Buddies parent who is using family STEM activities to keep her kids learning at home during the COVID-19 school shutdown. New posts every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Today's adventure... molding hard-boiled eggs into wacky shapes. Weird Tricks are Often Cool Science It's April Fools' Day, a day well known for its pranks, hoaxes, and tricks. My mom instincts are screaming "no!" this year. I'm pretty sure that now,… Read more