Science Buddies Blog (4 results)

Science Buddies' founder, Kenneth Hess, was an astronaut on Blue Origin's NS-25 suborbital spaceflight. Follow along as he recounts the minutes of descent and rapid changes in g-force before touching back down on Earth—and explore science projects students can do to experiment with the physics of spacecraft design and landing. Above: Blue Origin NS-25 booster coming in for a vertical landing at Launch Site One spaceport in the West Texas desert, May 19,… Read more

Online resources and engineering challenge help student build robotics skills and further interest in space science and aerospace engineering. Student Fuels Passion for STEM with Science Buddies Jayden, a junior at International Leadership of Texas, Garland High School, in Garland, TX, participates in science fairs and Science Olympiad, is currently experimenting with a way to make anode materials (used in Lithium-Ion batteries) from kiwi peels,… Read more

Middle-school students design and build an Arduino-based smart sprinkler system to address water waste. Middle School Students Team Up for an Electronics & Coding Project As 7th-grade students at the Franklin School in Corvallis, Oregon, Ayush and Virya are both interested in STEM. The school doesn't currently hold a science fair, so these middle school students independently worked on an ambitious electronics project this year aimed at improving… Read more

May is Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander Heritage Month! Learn more about inspiring AANHPI scientists and engineers! May is Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month. As part of our ongoing work to introduce students to a wide range of scientists and engineers and to continue to represent diversity in STEM, our list of AANHPI individuals joins our other lists dedicated to Black History Month, Women's… Read more