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STEM is for Everyone: Annie Jump Cannon, Classifier of Stars

November 20, 2020 8:00 AM

Annie Jump Cannon's work evaluating the brightness of stars led to the spectral classification system used by astronomers today. A Fascination with Stars Born in 1863, Annie Jump Cannon was fortunate that her mother encouraged an interest in astronomy. Cannon learned the constellations as a child, and she and her mother observed the stars in the night sky from a lookout in their attic. Cannon's early love of the sky led her to study physics at… Read more

Plan, Run, and Succeed with a Virtual Science Fair – 9 Easy Steps!

November 9, 2020 10:00 AM

Is your school shifting from an in-person science fair to a virtual one? These nine steps provide an easy-to-follow roadmap for success. The annual science fair is a hallmark of student science and engineering for many schools, an event where the hard work students put into their independent science projects is on display for peers, family, teachers, the community, and judges. As a culmination of the individual science project process, the science fair… Read more

2020 Nobel Science Experiments for K-12 Students

October 16, 2020 8:00 AM

Encourage your students to dream big! See K-12 STEM projects and activities that relate to the 2020 Nobel Prizes. Announcement earlier this month of the 2020 Nobel Prize winners brought recognition to exciting research in areas of physics, space science, health and human biology, biotechnology and genetics, and the global challenge of ensuring adequate food supply for the world's population. These annual awards honor the pinnacle of science,… Read more

Teaching Biotechnology at All Grade Levels

October 6, 2020 8:00 AM

Use these free STEM lesson plans and activities to teach students about biotechnology—options for all grade levels! Biotechnology involves using biological processes and systems to make or improve products. Using yeast to make bread is often offered as a simple example of biotechnology, as a living organism (yeast) is used to make a specific food product (bread). Many people think of biotechnology, however, in more cutting-edge contexts,… Read more

STEM is for Everyone: Helen Taussig, Pediatric Cardiologist

September 29, 2020 9:00 AM

Dr. Helen Brooke Taussig was a pioneer in pediatric cardiology and changed the outcome for thousands of children born with blue baby syndrome. Due to hearing loss, Dr. Taussig used her hands to "listen" to heart rhythms. A Career Studying the Heart Dr. Helen Brooke Taussig's research and work as a physician made a difference for thousands of babies born with congenital heart defects. She also helped prevent a potential epidemic of birth defects by… Read more

Science Project Kits - Our top 10 list!

September 21, 2020 2:00 PM

Science project kits offer hands-on STEM explorations across a range of topics including electronics, robotics, chemistry, computer programming, physics, biology, engineering, and more! Paired with high-quality written project directions and procedures developed by our scientists specifically for K-12 students, Science Buddies Kits help students get the most from hands-on science and engineering projects. We have highlighted 10 popular science and… Read more

Cornell Senior Cites Middle School Science Fair as Pivotal

September 10, 2020 8:00 AM

Independent science and science fair projects give students the chance to really dig into STEM exploration. Finding a topic of personal interest can make a real difference in how the project goes. For this college student, a middle school science fair project changed her view of science and set her off on an exciting STEM career path. Today, Harleen Suri is a senior at Cornell University (NY), majoring in mechanical engineering with a concentration in… Read more

Five Reasons this is a Great Year for Student Science Projects

September 10, 2020 6:00 AM

As the fall semester gets underway, we encourage all educators to consider having students do independent science and engineering projects. These projects are perfectly situated for asynchronous learning, and Science Buddies has all the tools you and your students need to support the science project process from start to finish—including free Expert assistance in our online forums. Especially for students working remotely, a science project can be key to successful STEM learning and… Read more

10 STEM Activities for COVID-19 and Virus Science

August 25, 2020 6:00 AM

Use these free STEM lesson plans and activities to explore science related to viruses, pandemics, and COVID-19 with K-12 students. Science teachers have always taught health, human biology, and microbiology to K-12 students. This year, however, these topics have new urgency and real-world impact. Thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, students are aware of viruses in new ways. But what makes COVID-19 different than the flu? How does social distancing make a… Read more

Teaching about the Pandemic with SimPandemic

August 21, 2020 12:00 PM

A free simulation tool from Science Buddies enables student exploration of variables related to a pandemic. A team in Qatar put the tool to use as part of a summer program for high school students. No one wants to be in the middle of a pandemic, but when you are in the middle of one, there is tremendous opportunity to use the situation as a learning moment. SimPandemic, a new online tool from Science Buddies, helps the public (including teachers and… Read more

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