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Genetic Mutation and Taste

January 25, 2018 9:30 AM

New Lesson Plan uses a simple taste test to help students understand genetic mutation firsthand. Not everyone will detect the taste of phenylthiocarbamide (PTC). What does this mean and what can students learn about genetics from investigating the results of a taste test? Have students sort themselves into taster and non-taster groups to begin the process of finding out! How Gene Mutations Change Your Ability to Taste: Free educator lesson plan for classroom… Read more

10 Tips for a Winning Science Project Display Board

January 22, 2018 10:30 AM

Putting together the project display board is one of the final steps before the science fair and can make a big difference in how others view the project. Science Buddies breaks down the process with clear steps a student can take to create an effective and successful display board. Make sure to review our top ten project display board tips and reminders before you begin creating your board! Visit any science fair, and you will find hundreds of… Read more

Cybersecurity Resource Guide for Educators

January 10, 2018 6:00 AM

A new handout helps teachers plan classroom activities about cybersecurity and tie important real-world learning and exploration in with STEM careers. Download our free cybersecurity resource for educators! Today's students are living their lives online. Warnings about blue light and lack of sleep abound, but beyond health and emotional wellness issues related to growing up in an always-online world, students need to be savvy and vigilant about online… Read more

When Your Science Project Opens a Wormhole

January 9, 2018 10:00 AM

How far can a science project take you? Maybe to another dimension! That's the story in Alternate Universe: A Rescue Mission, a movie from Fresh Films about a pair of orphaned sisters who use a school science project to open a wormhole to another world. Pair the movie with a hands-on classroom activity from Science Buddies (and maybe some popcorn) for an out-of-this-world day in science class. "By Einstein's hair!" That's what you might hear your… Read more

Count Down to Winter Break with Creative STEM

December 8, 2017 6:00 AM

Teachers, are you looking for ways to keep students engaged even as Winter Break approaches? We have great suggestions for fun and creative science experiments kids can do in class with easy-to-find materials. Your students can make "holiday" items from these STEM projects or other decorations. Creative STEM to hold their attention before winter break! www.sciencebuddies.org Hold their attention with a creative STEM activity The last few weeks… Read more

Spark Interest in Computer Science

December 4, 2017 12:00 PM

Computer Science Education Week is this week, December 4-10, 2017 — In addition to hands-on projects and career profiles to help students learn more about computer science and coding, Science Buddies has suggestions for teachers to build on the momentum and integrate computer science projects with other classroom subjects. Subjects like environmental science, history, and health offer exciting opportunities to have students create innovative apps, games, and educational tools. Presented… Read more

Student Biomedical Engineering Projects with Real-world Connections

November 10, 2017 10:00 AM

November 14 is World Diabetes Day and a great time to have conversations with students about diabetes, a disease which affects more than 400 million people around the world. Talking about biomedical engineering and the development of tools to improve diabetes management is a great way to explore the engineering design process with students and to talk about related STEM careers. Explore Diabetes Science and Biomedical Engineering with Hands-On Student STEM.… Read more

An App for Science Class

November 7, 2017 10:00 AM

Google's Science Journal app, now available for both iOS and Android, gives students and STEM teachers a powerful toolbox of science equipment—on devices they already use. Bring student STEM to life with a Science Buddies project designed to use Google's 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… Read more

Colorful Candy Science

November 3, 2017 9:00 AM

Too much candy after Halloween? Put some of your trick-or-treat candy to scientific use with a hands-on project. This crowd-pleasing STEM activity turns colorful candies into a visual treat for students and a lesson in molecular diffusion. Candy Science: Just Add Water! Hands-on K-12 STEM. www.sciencebuddies.org Simple Candy STEM All you need to do this science activity is colorful candies, a small bowl (or plate), and water. Line the candies up in a… Read more

Search at Science Buddies to Find the STEM Resources You Need

October 20, 2017 12:00 PM

Science Buddies is constantly improving tools and resources to support STEM education for K-12 students and teachers. Thanks to support from the Cisco Foundation, the search tool on the Science Buddies website has been updated with new filters that help students and teachers more quickly locate projects and materials of interest. With more than 1,100 scientist-authored project ideas for K-12 students; STEM career profiles; hands-on Lesson Plans and science activities for classroom, home,… Read more

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