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Inspired by Neil Armstrong

August 5, 2011 5:19 AM

Born on August 5, 1930: Neil Armstrong, the first person to walk on the moon. The story of Neil Armstrong's historic Apollo 11 mission captivates and inspires many young moon watchers. With the right science projects, they can turn their enthusiasm into an exciting hands-on astronomy project! (Image: Wikipedia. In 1966, Armstrong was part of the NASA Gemini 8 mission. Gemini 8 was his first spaceflight, followed in 1969 by the historical Apollo 11 moon landing mission, during… Read more

Science Buddies Webinar

August 2, 2011 5:24 AM

Professional Development Webinar for Teachers Join us for a free webinar on September 14 Space is limited! Reserve your webinar seat now! Science Buddies is offering a free online webinar on September 14, 2011, from 3:30-4:30 p.m. PDT (6:30-7:30 p.m. EDT). We will provide a comprehensive, guided tour of the Science Buddies website and will highlight ways in which you can use Science Buddies resources and Project Ideas with your students. We will also introduce a new set of video and… Read more

Summer Science Fellows Lend Fresh Energy to Science Buddies

August 1, 2011 6:26 AM

Science Buddies is getting a burst of summer energy from a group of top science students This summer, Science Buddies welcomed its first set of Summer Science Fellows, a group of six entering college freshmen, all of whom competed at the Intel ISEF during their senior year in high school. These six students have been working on projects at Science Buddies in various areas of the organization, ranging from market research and analysis to the testing of Project Ideas in the Science Buddies… Read more

An Herbicide Goes Awry

July 29, 2011 5:19 AM

Eastern White Pines are among the types of conifers included in recent reports of widespread tree loss that may be linked to the commercial herbicide IImprelis. Image: Wikipedia. Sometimes, becoming more environmentally-friendly is a one-step-forwards, two-steps-backwards process, a reality that can be both frustrating and costly, despite good intentions. In the case of recent widespread reports of dying conifers like Norway Spruces and White Pines, the "cost" of using an approved… Read more

The Artful Side of Bacteria

July 27, 2011 2:48 PM

It's a strange reality when you realize that bacteria can be beautiful. One Science Buddies' Science Mom finds art at the Exploratorium. The photo above shows a portion of one of the two Winogradsky bacterial panels at the Exploratorium in San Francisco. A few weeks ago, we moved from a quick stop at Crissy Fields (and an unplanned ocean dunk for one) across the street to the Exploratorium for a few hours of mesmerizing hands-on science exploration. Our small ad-hoc group… Read more

Women's World Cup and Soccer Science

July 18, 2011 9:09 AM

Photo: Screenshot from FIFA headline coverage of the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup outcome. The U.S. Women's Soccer Team didn't win in the finals of the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup on Sunday against Japan, but for women's "football" fans, getting to the finals was an excellent show for the FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking leaders. Fans of the team, including those with roommate connections like our own Product Design Engineer, were buoyed last week when then U.S. topped France to… Read more

"Standing Up" for Your Health

July 5, 2011 12:33 PM

The choice between standing and sitting might be as important as choosing to eat better or exercise more. An infographic is titled "Sitting Increases Risk of Death Up To 40%" and includes a chart of average physical activity for a person. The chart shows that an average person is sedentary for 9.3 hours a day, walking or standing for 6.5 hours a day and running or playing sports for 0.7 hours a day. Sitting for over 6 hours a day makes you 40% likelier to… Read more

The "Bloom" of Successful Inquiry

July 1, 2011 6:21 AM

Mikaela May, student at Crowley High School, Crowley Texas, with her award winning project. Mikaela May's world is one of full of flowers... real flowers at the floral shop where she works. As an agriscience student and dedicated Future Farmers of America (FFA) member, Mikaela, now a high school senior, turned a common customer question into a successful multi-year science investigation—and came up smelling like roses. Asking Questions People who buy roses often want to… Read more

A Student Puts a "T" on Turbidity

June 21, 2011 6:40 AM

How's the water? SODIS water disinfection uses PET bottles and the power of the sun over time. Image Source: SODIS Eawag, Wikipedia) The answer depends on a number of variables, including where you are, especially if you are considering taking a drink. As Sarah Flaherty, a 9th grader at Westdale Secondary School in Hamilton, Ontario, discovered, purification strategies can be inexpensively enhanced by the strategic use of common materials. According to Sarah's science project,… Read more

From the Field: Nora Volkow

June 16, 2011 8:43 AM

Yesterday, the New York Times ran an in-depth profile of Nora Volkow, the neuroscientist in charge of the National Institute on Drug Abuse. In the accompanying video, Volkow talks about the psychology and physiology behind addiction. According to Volkow, the impulse that drives one person to buy a chocolate bar from a bucket sitting at a checkout counter, even when she doesn't really want a chocolate bar, may be similar to the way an addict returns time and again to a substance, behavior, or… Read more

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