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5 Fizzing, Foaming, and Bubbling Science Projects!

May 13, 2019 6:00 AM

Get a reaction from students when you add these fizzy, foaming, fun projects to science class! Five Foaming, Fizzing, and Bubbling Science Projects! www.sciencebuddies.org/stem-activities All five of these hands-on science activities involve a chemical or physical reaction that is simple to trigger and a lot of fun to watch! Try one of these STEM projects to shake things up with projects that fizz, foam, or bubble! Make an Alka-Seltzer Powered Lava… Read more

Simple Science Activities with Cardboard Tubes

May 7, 2019 6:00 AM

Beat Spring Fever in science class with fun hands-on science activities that use cardboard tubes. These activities are simple to plan but offer creative learning opportunities for all ages! Five STEM Activities with Cardboard Tubes: Science Activities at Science Buddies. www.sciencebuddies.org/stem-activities Testing schedules and the approach of the end of the school year can make it hard to keep students engaged. Hands-on activities that reinforce… Read more

Enter the 3M Young Scientist Challenge for a chance to win $25,000 & exclusive 3M mentorship

April 18, 2019 10:00 AM

Is your student America's next Top Young Scientist? Encourage your students to showcase their passion for science and innovation and enter this video competition for a chance to win—but don't wait, the deadline is May 7th! #m Young Scientist Challenge: Spark Curiousity in your students and they could win $25,000! Enter today. #YoungScientist The 3M Young Scientist Challenge is looking for America's 2019 Top Young Scientist — could it be one… Read more

Make Environmental Sustainability Actionable for Students with These Lessons

April 16, 2019 8:00 AM

Small changes add up! Two free Lesson Plans at Science Buddies support elementary and middle school teachers using the interactive Your Plan, Your Planet tool to build student awareness and engagement with environmental issues and sustainability. Can you help save the world? It's a big question. Students may think that saving the world is something others should do, not something regular people living in regular houses in regular communities can do.… Read more

New Series of Science Buddies Books

March 18, 2019 6:00 AM

In partnership with Lerner Publishing Group, some of our most popular hands-on STEM activities are now available in book form! Hands-On STEM Discovery with Science Buddies! For almost twenty years, Science Buddies has been developing one of the most robust libraries of hands-on science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) projects and activities available online. Trusted by teachers and parents around the world and used by millions of students… Read more

STEM is for Everyone: Nicholas Saunderson, Blind Mathematician

February 13, 2019 6:00 AM

Does math require the ability to see numbers? No! Studying math when blind requires thinking about numbers in new ways. This eighteenth century mathematician developed his own tools to help him work with numbers. Nicholas Saunderson (1682-1739) was a mathematician who became known for his lectures on mathematics and geometry. Even though smallpox left him blind at age one, Saunderson's interest in math was supported and encouraged throughout his school… Read more

STEM is for Everyone: Scientists with Disabilities

February 13, 2019 6:00 AM

With a new series of profiles of scientists with disabilities, we hope to help students, teachers, and parents broaden their understanding of who can be a scientist. STEM is for Everyone! Supporting inclusivity in science education. www.sciencebuddies.org What do you want to be when you grow up? Children are asked this from the earliest of ages, and responses often yield a humorous and sometimes whimsical mix of real-world and storybook career goals. … Read more

10 Fun Wintry Science Activities

February 7, 2019 6:00 AM

Don't let winter weather put the freeze on your science class! Try one of these wintry science projects or activities with your students for exciting snow, ice, and cold weather-themed science. Ten Winter Science Activities! Note: For an updated collection of winter-themed science and engineering activities and lessons, see Winter Science Projects, Lessons, and STEM Activities. Foaming Fake Snow: mix up fake snow and make snow people or other small… Read more

3 Lesson Plans for Super Bowl Week

January 29, 2019 6:00 AM

Score points with your science classes with free lesson plans for 3 catapult science projects for the classroom. Three Catapult Science Lesson Plans for Super Bowl Week: Hands-on Science Lessons. www.sciencebuddies.org Is Super Bowl Sunday generating excitement among your students? Talking about (or making) catapults and exploring questions related to physics, engineering, and math is a great way to tie the big game and the science of football to science… Read more

Student Science Project Success Story: Planaria Regeneration

January 25, 2019 6:00 AM

This middle school student turned an experiment pitting worms that regenerate against magnetic fields into a winning science fair project. When a teacher suggested he use Science Buddies to locate a project for his first science fair, Tobias, then a 7th-grade student in New Mexico, filled out the Topic Selection Wizard survey and browsed results. When he saw the Do Magnets Affect Regeneration in Planaria? project about the effects of magnetic fields on… Read more

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