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Engineering Challenge People's Choice Award Winner

September 24, 2025 6:00 AM

Middle school team at Tree of Life International Charter wins $1,000 People's Choice Award for the school in the Rocket Catcher Challenge. Community Support for STEM Learning When students at Tree of Life International Charter School in Anderson, CA, entered the 2025 Rocket Catcher Challenge, they didn't just get hands-on with engineering and space science. They rallied support from their school and community and won the $1,000 People's Choice… Read more

Competitions for Student STEM Projects

September 18, 2025 8:00 AM

Are your students starting science and engineering projects for the science fair? They may be able to enter their projects in other national competitions, too! Enter Science Projects in National Competitions Are your students choosing science and engineering projects for the school fair or a classroom assignment? In addition to showcasing their independent science projects at a school or local science fair, students may be able to enter their… Read more

Cabbage Chemistry: Students Explore Fermentation with Kimchi

September 17, 2025 6:00 AM

With a project from Science Buddies, these middle school students turned their interest in food science into a flavorful science fair project that combined chemistry, fermentation, and teamwork. Food Science for the STEM Fair For their 7th-grade science fair project, Abby and Katilyn, students at St. John the Baptist Catholic School in Milpitas, CA, wanted a food science project that felt exciting and different. Curious about fermentation, they… Read more

19 Fall Science Projects

September 15, 2025 8:00 AM

Pair changing leaves and temperatures, apple season, pumpkins, Thanksgiving, and fall festivities with these free lessons and activities for enriching hands-on STEM. STEM Activities to Bring Autumn Themes to Science Class 1. Invisible Ink with Turmeric The same turmeric you might have out for Autumn cooking or as a seasoning at Thanksgiving, can be used as a revealing agent in the Secret Messages With Invisible Ink! chemistry activity. Write… Read more

Louisiana Teacher Does Rocket Catcher Challenge with More than 500 Students!

September 9, 2025 6:00 AM

This STEM teacher did the 2025 Engineering Challenge with students in 2nd, 3rd, and 4th grade—and won big! An Engineering Challenge for All Ages The annual Science Buddies Engineering Challenge is open to all students in grades K-12. With a goal of encouraging students to "try" engineering, the challenge emphasizes simple materials and presents an activity that can be solved by even the youngest students. Engineering Challenge… Read more

How to Choose a Coding Project

September 5, 2025 8:00 AM

This tool at Science Buddies helps students find a coding or computer science project, whether they are just getting started or already have a project idea in mind. All students should be encouraged to explore coding and have opportunities to learn to use code to create solutions, design and instruct robots and machines to perform specific tasks, analyze data, and more. Computational and algorithmic thinking are important 21st-century skills and… Read more

Hispanic Scientists and Engineers

September 2, 2025 8:34 AM

Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month by learning more about some of the many Hispanic and Latinx scientists and engineers who have made important contributions to science history. Hispanic Heritage Month: Scientists to learn more about! Update! This post has been updated for 2025! Learn More about these Hispanic and Latinx Scientists and Engineers In honor of National Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept 15-Oct 15), we highlight a few of the Hispanic and Latinx… Read more

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