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Teacher Puts Black History Month on the Door to Science Class

February 13, 2020 6:00 AM

This teacher is emphasizing Black History Month in STEM education and helping students learn more about scientists and engineers every time they walk through the door to her classroom. February is Black History Month, but the month also includes Valentine's Day and Heart Health Awareness. All of these observances offer opportunities for educators to make science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) connections with students of all… Read more

3 STEM Projects for Valentine's Day

February 4, 2020 6:00 AM

Put Valentine's Day-themed candies to use in science class with one of these fun hands-on STEM activities. Conversation hearts, candies, and a robot that delivers! It is easy to give a Valentine's Day spin to hands-on science and engineering activities with students. Candies in Valentine's Day colors work well for a range of science projects, and many engineering projects can be recast for Valentine's Day by making colored papers, tape, and craft… Read more

Hypothesis Trouble: What to do when a science project fails

January 20, 2020 6:00 AM

Students working on school science and science fair projects need to be reminded that it is okay for a hypothesis to turn out wrong. The learning that happens during the experiment, data collection, and analysis is important even when things turn out differently than expected. Plus, try these 5 steps to help troubleshoot a failed science project. When your students start their science projects, the goal isn't simply to prove their hypothesis… Read more

Best of STEM Resources in 2019

January 2, 2020 6:00 AM

STEM education has never been more exciting and more fun than it was in 2019. Here's a look back at what was hot, popular, and most-used this year by K-12 teachers, students, and families. Thank you for being a part of Science Buddies in 2019! We are excited about STEM education in 2020! P.S. Don't miss our special recap of educator success stories from 2019, A Look Back at 2019's STEM Teacher Successes. Read more

STEM is for Everyone: Farida Bedwei, a Computer Scientist with Cerebral Palsy

December 9, 2019 6:00 AM

Farida Bedwei's interest in computers started with a manual typewriter. Today, she is CEO of a software company she co-founded. Her cerebral palsy has not stopped her from excelling in STEM, and with a comic book about a superhero with a disability, she is a powerful advocate for girls in STEM and students with disabilities. Farida Bedwei, co-founder and Chief Technology Officer of Logiciel, a microfinance software company in Ghana, is an inspiring… Read more

STEM is for Everyone: Geerat Vermeij, a Paleoecologist who is Blind

October 21, 2019 12:06 AM

This scientist views seashells as works of art and an incredible key to understanding the past. Although he is blind, he has been studying shells for decades. If you have ever been to the seashore, you may have walked along the beach looking for shells. If you were lucky enough to find a few, you may have noticed how different each one was. Even two shells that might have seemed similar at first were probably very different when you looked more closely.… Read more

5 Lessons for Weather Science

October 14, 2019 6:00 AM

Set up a DIY weather station in the classroom for fun, hands-on learning about weather science! New standards-aligned STEM lessons help teachers plan an innovative weather science unit. Educators! For resources to teach weather science, view the 17 Weather Science Projects and Lessons collection, part of our Teaching Science Units resources. Weather science appears at various points in the elementary and middle school science curriculum. Luckily,… Read more

Earthquake Safety and Science Activities

October 10, 2019 6:00 AM

Shake things up when you pair one of these hands-on earthquake science activities with safety information for International ShakeOut Day October 17, 2019 is International ShakeOut Day, a day when millions of people will review the recommended 3-step "Drop, Cover, and Hold On" advice for safety during an earthquake. Earthquake Science Lessons and Activities In the U.S., you may think of earthquakes mostly in the context of California, Alaska,… Read more

Student Discovers Green Thumb Growing Plants without Water

October 7, 2019 12:00 PM

A hydroponics experiment gave this student more than just the chance to learn more about growing plants. She also cultivated strong problem-solving skills as she moved her experiment to the garage. Above: Madeline at the science fair with her hydroponics project. No matter where you live, fall and winter months are not necessarily the best months for doing plant biology projects, but at Science Buddies, we know that picking a project of interest can… Read more

Sustainability Lessons Help Make Environmental Awareness Real

October 1, 2019 6:00 AM

For this fifth grade teacher, an interactive Science Buddies lesson on sustainability and human impact was a great way to refresh the importance of a project-based learning unit her students did earlier in the school year. Above: Melissa Zeiszler used a sustainability lesson plan from Science Buddies as a follow-up to a 'clean it up' environmental science project (part of which is shown here) that her students did earlier in the year. Last year,… Read more

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