Science Buddies Blog (Page 28)

Hello, Noise: Doing Fun Science at Home during School Closures (Activity #11)

April 10, 2020 11:00 AM

Follow along with a Science Buddies parent who is using family STEM activities to keep her kids learning at home during the COVID-19 school shutdown. New posts every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Today's adventure... constructing a rubber band guitar. Quarantine with Kids is Not Quiet How's it going at your house? Are you managing to find moments of quiet? I've given up. In my house, quarantine is noisy. There are arguments, video game music,… Read more

Egg Rockets - Silliness and Celebrations: Doing Fun Science at Home during School Closures (Activity #10)

April 8, 2020 2:00 PM

Follow along with a Science Buddies parent who is using family STEM activities to keep her kids learning at home during the COVID-19 school shutdown. New posts every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Today's adventure... launching rockets made out of plastic Easter eggs. Embracing Silliness, Themes, and Celebrations I find myself forgetting what day it is more and more. I'm used to keeping track of the day by the hustle of our family-life schedule. … Read more

Not a Normal Week: Doing Fun Science at Home during School Closures (Activity #9)

April 6, 2020 11:00 AM

Follow along with a Science Buddies parent who is using family STEM activities to keep her kids learning at home during the COVID-19 school shutdown. New posts every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Today's adventure... building a grasping robot hand out of household materials. Nothing Normal Around Here If this was a normal week, I'd be telling you all about how this is National Robotics Week (#RoboWeek), how awesome building robots is for kids of… Read more

Throwing Away the Plan: Doing Fun Science at Home during School Closures (Activity #8)

April 3, 2020 11:00 AM

Follow along with a Science Buddies parent who is using family STEM activities to keep her kids learning at home during the COVID-19 school shutdown. New posts every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Today's adventure... writing secret messages with invisible ink. Oops... New Plan Needed! How many plans have you made since your school closed? Are you on your first or fourth family schedule? Have you tossed all schedules out the window? We've made a… Read more

Wacky Tricks: Doing Fun Science at Home during School Closures (Activity #7)

April 1, 2020 10:00 AM

Follow along with a Science Buddies parent who is using family STEM activities to keep her kids learning at home during the COVID-19 school shutdown. New posts every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Today's adventure... molding hard-boiled eggs into wacky shapes. Weird Tricks are Often Cool Science It's April Fools' Day, a day well known for its pranks, hoaxes, and tricks. My mom instincts are screaming "no!" this year. I'm pretty sure that now,… Read more

Explore STEM Careers with a Remote Learning Project

March 31, 2020 8:00 AM

As teachers continue to plan for remote learning during school closures, short online projects can be extremely effective. Exploring STEM careers can be fun and valuable at the same time. Read on for suggestions for STEM career projects for all grade levels. Now that the flurry of the early days of school closures due to COVID-19 are settling down, educators are getting a better picture of what online learning with their students may look like and… Read more

Adding Art: Doing Fun Science at Home during School Closures (Activity #6)

March 30, 2020 10:00 AM

Follow along with a Science Buddies parent who is using family STEM activities to keep her kids learning at home during the COVID-19 school shutdown. New posts every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Today's adventure...food dye, shaving cream, and a bit of cool science transform paper into beautiful marbled art. Artists are Scientists, Too My kids love art. Drawing, painting, clay — all these things bring them joy. On the other hand, while I… Read more

Building Toys: Doing Fun Science at Home during School Closures (Activity #5)

March 27, 2020 10:30 AM

Follow along with a Science Buddies parent who is using family STEM activities to keep her kids learning at home during the COVID-19 school shutdown. New posts every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Today's adventure... playtime and science time converge when building parachutes for favorite toys. Building Toys Drives Away Boredom "I'm bored" is one of those sentences I hate as a parent. It ranks right up there with "Are we there yet?". These days… Read more

STEM Career Bingo!

March 26, 2020 1:00 PM

Turn learning about STEM careers into a fun online or home learning opportunity for kids with a round of STEM Career Bingo! We've been sharing lots of STEM activities that teachers can demonstrate or talk about as part of remote learning or that parents can do at home with kids during these days of widespread school closures. Doing science activities can be a lot of fun, but if you and your kids are ready for a change, try a game of STEM Career… Read more

Observing Nature: Doing Fun Science at Home during School Closures (Activity #4)

March 25, 2020 9:00 AM

Follow along with a Science Buddies parent who is using family STEM activities to keep her kids learning at home during the COVID-19 school shutdown. New posts every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Today's adventure... a neighborhood walk leads to pulling apart flowers, all in the name of science. Observing Nature Means a Little More Sanity It's been exactly two weeks since school closed for us, and I've learned a lot about each of my family members,… Read more

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