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Try Google's Science Journal App with Five Activities for Physics Exploration

August 15, 2018 12:00 AM

With the free Science Journal app, students can start measuring and gathering data right away. We have suggestions for physics-based activities to get you and your students started! Try these physics activities for 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 similar… Read more

Create Assignment Button Gets an Update!

August 14, 2018 8:00 AM

Science Buddies' convenient Google Classroom integration now enables teachers to add STEM resources from Science Buddies to Google Classroom as assignments or as announcements! Science Buddies expands support for Google Classroom. Meet the new button! www.sciencebuddies.org If you have used Science Buddies with Google Classroom in the past to make assignments for your science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) classes, you will notice a change… Read more

Student Cleans Up Oil Spill Science Project with Support from Online Mentor

August 13, 2018 8:00 AM

When this middle school student chose a science project with chemistry far beyond her classroom studies, the help from an Expert at Science Buddies made all the difference. Above: Vivienne with the project display board for her winning eighth-grade science project. An Ambitious Environmental Science Project When Vivienne, an eighth-grade student in Littleton, MA, got inspired to do a project to find a safer way to help clean up oil spills in water,… Read more

Science Buddies Annual Report: Supporting STEM Education

August 3, 2018 10:00 AM

STEM: Building 21st Century Citizens. Annual Report 2017 "Some Things are Elemental." These words, words that echo principles of physics, the periodic table, and the idea of building blocks, are central to Science Buddies' mission and core values. Science Buddies wants to ensure that all students have the opportunity to succeed with STEM, regardless of geographic location or income. This mission has underwitten Science Buddies' programs and offerings… Read more

Try Google's Science Journal App with Five STEM Activities for the Classroom

August 2, 2018 10:00 AM

With the free Science Journal app, students can start measuring and gathering data right away. We have suggestions for classroom-based icebreaker activities to help you and your students get started using the 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 similar functionality. The information below… Read more

Student Explores the Connection Between Human Behavior and Cybersecurity

July 30, 2018 6:00 AM

Cybersecurity is increasingly important, but many cybersecurity measures boil down to better educating the public about online safety. This student explored password setting behaviors with his school science project. There are thousands of possible questions and topics a student can explore with a school science project, but coming up with an idea isn't always the easiest thing, especially for students who are not excited to have a science fair project… Read more

Exploring Acceleration with a Sensor App

July 9, 2018 6:00 AM

The fifth in our "how-to" series for using Google's Science Journal app for science class focuses on using the accelerometer to record data and perform experiments detecting acceleration, oscillation, or gravity. Experiment with the accelerometer in the Science Journal app. www.sciencebuddies.org 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… Read more

Learn to Use Google's Science Journal App

June 15, 2018 6:00 AM

Google's free Science Journal app gives students a full set of measuring and notetaking tools for their STEM projects and explorations. Learn how to use the Science Journal app with Science Buddies' how-to guides and tutorials. To help students and educators make the most of Google's free Science Journal app, Science Buddies has created a guided multi-part walkthrough tutorial that provides an overview of the app interface and general use. After reading the two introductory posts in this… Read more

Sparking Interest in STEM Careers in Middle School

June 14, 2018 6:00 AM

This sixth-grade computer teacher is helping her students start thinking, now, about the range of STEM career paths available and how jobs in science match up to interests they already have. Above: Sue Spollen's sixth-grade students do a career research project each year. This year, her students used the Science Buddies website as part of their exploration of careers in STEM. The Future STEM Workforce According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor… Read more

Student Success and the Science of Stealth

June 12, 2018 8:00 AM

When looking for an unusual science project, this sixth grade student found just the right combination of excitement and challenge with a project about stealth technology from Science Buddies. Above: Dylan presenting his science project on stealth technology. Choosing a Science Project Idea When assigned to do a science project, many students are unsure what to do or what they want to explore. The Topic Selection Wizard at Science Buddies helps match… Read more

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