Science Buddies Blog (Page 107)

September 21, 2010 9:00 AM

Cocoa beans in a cocoa pod. Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture - Agricultural Research Service. Cocoa is the key ingredient in chocolate, and while it may seem like the candy display at your local store is never at risk of running on empty, the U. S. Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS) reports that "worldwide demand for cacao now exceeds production." Adding to the problem is the fact that cocoa farmers face a large number of environmental… Read more

Moon Gazing

September 14, 2010 12:27 PM

September 18 is International Observe the Moon Night (InOMN), a night where astronomy enthusiasts around the world—including students and families—will be gazing at the moon. A global celebration organized by Astronomers Without Borders (AWB) and NASA, InOMN encourages discussion of the moon and awareness of recent lunar missions, including NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) and the Lunar CRater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS), developed by Northrop Gruman. The… Read more

Rescheduled! Free Teacher Professional Development Webinar

September 1, 2010 8:16 AM

Due to technical difficulties, the Webinar last week was interrupted and has been rescheduled. The new date and time is: Wednesday, September 22 at 4 p.m. PDT. Even if you had registered to attend the August 29 webinar, we need for you to re-register using the link below. During the one-hour guided tour of Science Buddies, you'll find our how to use Science Buddies resources in your classroom. In this comprehensive online guided walk-through of the Science Buddies website, we'll show… Read more

Science Mom: Experiencing a Shower...in the Driveway

August 18, 2010 9:37 AM

A Perseid meteor striking in 2007. Source: Wikipedia, Mila Zinkova I read about the Perseid meteor shower in the newspaper the morning of August 12—the day the annual meteor shower was predicted to peak. The Science Mom in me flagged the event, but even so, I thought to myself, "I'm not sure I want the kids to miss their bedtime again." Over the summer, it is so easy to not enforce bedtimes, and I have lately fallen into the sliding bedtime trap, the kids growing… Read more

Science Buddies 'Summer Science' Resource Being Planned

August 9, 2010 8:43 AM

Thanks to a grant from the Motorola Foundation's Innovation Generation program, Science Buddies will be developing online resources related to summer science camps. Many camps throughout the country focus on the sciences and offer opportunities for students to explore science in fun and innovative ways. "We are excited about the opportunity to add the 'Summer Science' resource to our website and to encourage students to engage in hands-on science projects ...even when school is out," said Ken… Read more

Carbon Dioxide Output You Can See

August 2, 2010 10:17 PM

Respirometer made from a water bottle and used in "The Effect of Exercise: Changes in Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Output" project. [Editor's Note: Madeline Sides, 2010 Intel ISEF participant, has been testing project ideas this summer from the Science Buddies library of 1000+ science projects.] It sometimes seems like movies and books tell us that, in life, one has to choose between being the jock or the brain, the football star or the mathematician. Hopefully, most of us grow up knowing… Read more

Free Teacher Professional Development Webinar

July 30, 2010 4:23 PM

Find out how to use Science Buddies resources in your classroom by joining us on Sunday, August 29th for an hour-long, free guided tour of the Science Buddies website (start times below). In this comprehensive online guided tour of the Science Buddies website, we'll show you how our: Huge library of Project Ideas and our Topic Selection Wizard tool can help students find a project they are excited about, even if they don't think they are "into" science. Our Teacher and Parent Resources… Read more

Burning Calories: Cashews on Fire

July 20, 2010 10:29 AM

Madeline Sides, 2010 Intel ISEF participant and Science Buddies intern Greetings, fellow "Science Buddies!" My name is Maddy, and I am working this summer for Science Buddies testing project ideas that appear in their directory of more than 1000 science projects. I've been testing anywhere from 5-12 projects a week, so I am constantly busy making messes "in the name of science." My favorite project this week was Burning Calories: How Much Energy is Stored in Different Types of… Read more

Scientist's Pick: Pinwheel Animation with Scratch and the PicoBoard

July 8, 2010 11:29 AM

Note: This month's "Scientist's Pick" is from Science Buddies' staff scientist, Michelle Maranowski. ~ Science Buddies' Editorial Staff Photo of PicoBoard from the Playful Invention Company Project: Pinwheel Magic: Take a Spin with Animation Scientist: Michelle Maranowski Science Buddies' Difficulty Level: 5 I have wanted to write a computer science project for Science Buddies for a while. But I didn't want to focus on a conventional project where you investigate clock… Read more

Soccer Ball Science

June 23, 2010 9:21 AM

The "Adidas Jabulani" is the official match ball for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Image source: Wikipedia, RoyFocker 12. A World Cup Debate Away on vacation last week, I was admittedly only vaguely aware that the World Cup was getting ready to start. With soccer kids in the house, I did "know" it was World Cup time, but in the actual passing of days, we were busy trying to get kites in the air, exploring the impact of wind on the trajectory of air-pumped rockets, and throwing Nerf football.… Read more

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