Science Buddies Blog (Page 34)

October 16, 2018 10:00 AM

Science kits from Science Buddies make getting the right specialty items easy. New kits are now available for popular bath bomb, magnetism, and chemical reaction projects. What will your students explore? Three new science kits from Science Buddies! When it comes to student science projects, Science Buddies has more than 1,100 engaging scientist- and engineer-authored ideas for students, and our Topic Selection Wizard helps students discover projects… Read more

Lesson Plans for Sound Science

October 11, 2018 12:00 AM

Science Buddies' free Lesson Plans can help you teach students about sound with fun, hands-on activities. Explore sound science with rubber band guitars and other hands-on STEM activities! www.sciencebuddies.org Note: For additional lessons and activities to teach about the science of sound, see 18 Lessons to Teach the Science of Sound, part of our Teaching Science Units collection. Teaching about sound can be a real challenge. You can't (usually)… Read more

Help Students Explore STEM Careers

October 2, 2018 6:00 AM

Science Buddies' STEM career profiles encourage students to learn more about a diverse range of career paths and to see how careers relate to science projects and topics they enjoy. There are hundreds of STEM career paths, and job market forecasts continue to indicate high demand for employees in science fields. Without opportunities to learn more about the wide range of careers and without encouragement to explore careers that may match their… Read more

Group Your Science Assignments by Topic

September 26, 2018 6:00 AM

Google Classroom teachers can use topics to keep their classwork page organized. Find out how to move your Science Buddies assignments into topics in Google Classroom. Add your Science Buddies assignments to your Google Classroom topics. Creating topics within Google Classroom is a great way to organize your assignments and announcements into thematic units. Whether you group assignments and resources for single explorations (e.g., Monday's lab) or set… Read more

California Invention Convention Inspires and Celebrates Young Engineers

September 25, 2018 8:00 AM

Add hands-on engineering to your classroom with California Invention Convention! Teachers in Southern California can learn more about the 2019 California Invention Convention with a free professional development workshop, October 27, 2018, in San Diego. Above: A student presents her Squeeky Krawlers project, a noise-making invention for helping caregivers keep track of crawling babies, to a judge at the California Invention Convention. Thanks to a… Read more

Kit Club Delivers Hands-on Science to Schools in Need

September 11, 2018 6:00 AM

Thanks to Motorola Solutions Foundation and Science Buddies' Kit Club, 17 classrooms in Chicago and Houston received grants for hands-on science kits during the 2017-18 school year. Above: Using kits provided by Science Buddies' Kit Club, students are able to do hands-on STEM projects ranging from chemistry to robotics. The student above is exploring Electric Play Dough. Putting Science in their Hands Teachers know that hands-on learning… Read more

Try Google's Science Journal App with Six Activities for Chemistry Exploration

September 5, 2018 6:00 AM

With the free Science Journal app, students can start measuring and gathering data right away. We have suggestions for chemistry-focused icebreaker activities to get you and your students started! Try these six chemistry activites with the Science Journal app! Note: The Google Science Journal app is no longer available. Projects and Lesson Plans at Science Buddies that used the app have been revised to use other sensor apps for mobile devices that have… Read more

Science Buddies, This Teacher's Go-to Resource for Science Projects

August 29, 2018 4:00 PM

When this science teacher moved to a new state, she took Science Buddies with her. Year after year, she returns to Science Buddies with her students during science fair season. Above: Brenda Roth, middle school science teacher and science fair advocate, at the school science fair. Dedicated Science Teacher Relies on Science Buddies Brenda Roth has been teaching middle school science for the last eleven years. Since discovering Science Buddies in… Read more

Assign the Topic Selection Wizard with Google Classroom

August 29, 2018 3:00 PM

If finding a project is the stumbling block, Science Buddies has the answer! The Topic Selection Wizard helps match students with projects that may be of interest. With our easy Google Classroom integration, you can turn project finding into a classroom assignment! Help students find a great science project. Assign the topic selection wizard! Finding a Project Many students struggle to come up with an exciting science project idea. The good news is… Read more

Online Support Forum Helps Student Succeed Two Years in a Row

August 28, 2018 6:00 AM

Students doing science fair projects often have questions they need answered during the process. This student found extra support in Science Buddies' free Ask an Expert forums, and her environmental science projects were nominated for Broadcom MASTERS in both sixth and seventh grade. Above: Lakshita with the project display board for her winning eighth-grade science project. Lakshita, a middle school student in Missouri, has been doing school… Read more

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