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Bring Robotics to the Classroom for National Robotics Week

April 5, 2017 7:00 AM

Science Buddies has exciting projects for student robotics exploration at all levels, from introductory toothbrush-head robots to more sophisticated, sensor-driven explorations. Browse our robotics activities for inspiration or use one of our robotics Lesson Plans for a fun classroom activity! Turn simple electronics into fun, introductory, student robotics. Science Buddies has a wide range of robotics projects and kits that allow students to start with… Read more

Google's Science Journal App Transforms a Cell Phone into a Powerful Tool for Science Class

April 3, 2017 6:00 AM

With Google's Science Journal app, a student's phone acts as a Swiss Army knife for scientific research, exploration, and data analysis. To help students and teachers learn about the app, Science Buddies has integrated the Science Journal app into student science projects that involve sensor-based data. Students can now do sophisticated sensor-based projects using their phones and without additional specialty equipment. To further support teachers using the Science Journal app in the classroom,… Read more

Chocolate Covered Candy Geodes

March 29, 2017 1:52 PM

Two culinary students turn making chocolate-covered candy eggs into a masterful kitchen science experiment. These giant candy geodes took many months to make. Can you scale down the process and make your own? Above: Video showing Alex Yeatts and Abby Lee Wilcox's chocolate covered candy geode being cracked open. When faced with a fancy chocolate or a filled candy, do you ever carefully bite into it so you can see what is inside? Whether the inside is filled with nougat, a cream, a… Read more

Step by Step Science Project Display Boards

March 27, 2017 12:00 PM

Science Buddies helps students understand the parts of a science project display board. Teachers can assign our resources to help students review the process and the content requirements for a standard project display board. Plus, new downloadable templates available for some projects make it easy for students to format information needed for the display board. Take the stress out of the science project display board with Science Buddies! It's that… Read more

Students Explore Blood Type Chemistry

March 23, 2017 10:20 AM

With a convenient science kit and unmarked synthetic blood samples, students get hands on with the science behind blood typing. Can you correctly identify the "type" of the mystery blood samples? Blood. It keeps the body alive. Thanks to the circulatory system, our blood travels through our bodies all day every day, continuously delivering oxygen, fuel, and nutrients to our cells and helping transport carbon dioxide and waste to organs that remove… Read more

Making the Case for Early STEM Education

March 21, 2017 9:45 AM

Scott Rhodes, Vice Provost of Enrollment at Florida Polytechnic University, highlights the importance of early STEM education and opportunities that foster STEM career path awareness. Every day, science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fuels major breakthroughs. From environmentally friendly sources of fuel to the discovery of exoplanets, these fields play an integral role in the world's greatest breakthroughs. Now more than ever, our younger… Read more

Student Finds Success at First Science Fair with Bristlebot Project

March 10, 2017 1:00 PM

Do you remember your first Science Fair project? What challenges did you face? Science Buddies knows how intimidating science fair can be, and we are here to help every step of the way! By Lily Arendt Choosing a Project To some students, the hardest part of science fair is choosing a project! Bryce, a 4th grade student in Granger, IN, was stumped when he began searching for his first ever science fair project. "He loves to read, build and put LEGO… Read more

The Physics of Falling Toast

March 3, 2017 10:30 AM

Will a piece of buttered toast land buttered side up or down if it falls to the floor? Students can find out with a hands-on science activity. The Physics of Falling If a piece of buttered toast is dropped from the height of a table, will it land buttered side up or down? If it falls the same way from a higher vantage, will the end result be different? Does the result change if you cover the toast with peanut butter instead? How about jelly? What happens if the piece of buttered toast… Read more

12 Great Ideas for Engineers Week

February 17, 2017 8:00 AM

Celebrate engineers and the spirit of engineering by doing a hands-on STEM project or activity with your students! Our list of 12 fun STEM ideas will get you started! E-Week: Innovative Engineering Projects and Activities for K-12 Students. Hands-on STEM with Science Buddies. www.sciencebuddies.org Celebrate Engineers Week with Your Students Our Engineers Week collection for features some excellent choices for student engineering projects and… Read more

Kit Club Helps Level STEM Playing Field

February 14, 2017 11:00 AM

Thanks to the Science Buddies Kit Club program and companies who want to support STEM education in their local communities, more students have access to quality science and engineering kits. To inspire STEM awareness, one New Jersey school district has turned its Kit Club grant award into a video challenge for area schools. Which school will receive science kits sponsored by the Allergan Foundation? The community will decide with their votes! Science Buddies Kit… Read more

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