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February 9, 2016 9:45 AM

Efforts to clean up an abandoned mine turned into an environmental disaster when polluted water accidentally spilled into a local waterway. With Science Buddies Project Ideas, students can safely make real-world connections to how heavy metals and other pollutants affect aquatic life. By Kim Mullin Photo: Riverhugger, Wikimedia On August 5, 2015, Colorado's Animas River turned orange. The water flowed past towns and agricultural land, travelling more than 100 miles to Farmington,… Read more

Mastering the Project Display Board

February 3, 2016 12:15 PM

The project display board offers students a wonderful opportunity to show off and summarize their science fair project. What goes into making a well-organized and successful project display board, and how can students fill all that blank space? Review project display board basics with students to help them create effective display boards that showcase their hands-on STEM projects. It's science fair season, and as students wrap up their science,… Read more

The Best of 2015 on the Science Buddies Blog

February 2, 2016 12:00 PM

Take a look at some of our favorite blog posts from last year. These posts highlight great hands-on STEM projects, resources, and science connections for K-12 students, teachers, and families. We are well into the New Year, and many students are hard at work on science fair projects and science project assignments. As a writer at Science Buddies, every January, I enjoy looking back at the collection of science, technology, engineering, and math posts on the blog… Read more

Fruit Juice Distillation

January 28, 2016 10:30 AM

Explore the process of distillation with a kitchen chemistry activity using fruit juice. What role does boiling the juice play in the process? Mixing water (a solvent) and sugar (a solute) together will give you a solution, a homogenous mixture in which the solute has completely dissolved. You can reverse the process and separate the solution back into its parts using distillation. (Note: there are some solutions for which distillation does not work!) In this week's… Read more

Compare Sports Drinks with the Electrolyte Challenge

January 27, 2016 8:02 AM

With the Electrolyte Challenge science kit and project, students analyze the electrolytes in various sports drinks and juices. How does simple orange juice stand up to the electrolyte boost in sports drinks? With its combination of electronics and chemistry, the Electrolyte Challenge is a popular student science project at Science Buddies. Using a simple circuit and a sensor made from a straw and a bit of bare wire, students can investigate the… Read more

Projectile Physics and Catapult Science

January 22, 2016 2:00 PM

Explore the physics behind a catapult with a simple DIY catapult at home. Catapults have been used throughout history as a way to launch something from point A to point B, sometimes over castle walls and sometimes into things. Experimenting with a catapult and launching objects at a target can be fun for families or classes, and a catapult activity invites discussion of both the physics and math at work in the way a catapult operates and in how… Read more

4 Science Projects for Super Bowl Science

January 18, 2016 3:00 PM

Score extra points with student sports fans with four football-focused science projects. Explore the role of "distance" in kicking a field goal. Diagram of a catapult launching a toy football through a cardboard goalpost. Diagram includes the catapult clamped to a table with football, kicking tee, cardboard box, floor, and cardboard goalposts. Super Bowl Sunday is coming up! The science behind perfect spirals and successful field goals is… Read more

Carbon Filters and Adsorbing Science

January 12, 2016 1:54 PM

Explore the science behind a carbon filter with a fun hands-on family STEM activity. Now you see the color... and now you don't! Water filters that use activated carbon can help "clean" water. You might be able to see the difference the filter makes, but not always. In this week's family science activity, families can explore the way these filters work with a colorful hands-on project that makes stripping the color from a sports drink or colored soda… Read more

Make Sharpie Tie-Dye Ornaments!

December 23, 2015 8:20 AM

With a few simple materials on hand and Sharpie® markers, kids can turn scraps of fabric or plastic into works of art. Sharpie Tie-Dye is a great way to add colorful and creative STEM to the holidays and winter break. Creative Chemistry with Sharpie Tie-Dye: Hands-on STEM with Science Buddies. www.sciencebuddies.org Pairing science, technology, engineering, and math exploration with creative hands-on projects and activities is a great way to get… Read more

Whip Up Some Science in the Kitchen

December 21, 2015 7:14 AM

Kids running rampant through the house on cold, dark winter days? Corral them in the kitchen! With a few basic ingredients, you can conjure up "whipping cream" food-science fun for both tots and teens. By Kim Mullin When it comes to food science, heavy whipping cream is an easy place to start. We buy it in liquid form but can easily change into a something different: whipped cream to top pies and sundaes, butter to slather on potatoes and bread, and even ice cream! How do these… Read more

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