Science Buddies Blog (Page 54)

The Girl Factor: Creative Code and Computer Programming

December 7, 2015 12:55 PM

Programming is not just for boys, and Science Buddies' computer programming resources are carefully developed to engage both boys and girls. In support of Computer Science Education Week, we hope you are inspired by photos from recent code workshops with girlSPARC, check out the CODEGIRL movie, and do an Hour of Code with a student or class. Companies and educators around the world are working to change workforce… Read more

Exploring, Finding, and Landing STEM Careers

December 4, 2015 9:55 AM

The range of science-related careers is much broader than many students realize, and there are science, technology, engineering, and math-related career paths for all students. Science Buddies hopes to help students discover exciting STEM career options in both familiar and unfamiliar areas. Resources like Job Genius from Express Employment Professionals help students navigate job hunting (and career planning) with confidence and success. The school year is almost halfway over, and high… Read more

Explore Radioactive Decay with Coins

December 3, 2015 2:45 PM

Explore the science of radioactive decay with a safe hands-on family STEM activity. As radioactive materials decay, or break down, they emit radiation that may be harmful. Unfortunately, the amount of time it takes for a radioactive material to decay varies. Scientists talk about the rate of decay in terms of the material's "half-life." Some materials have a very short half-life and others have a very long half-life. In this week's family science activity, students can simulate… Read more

Make Music with Singing Glasses

November 30, 2015 12:17 PM

Explore the physics of sound as you make music using wine glasses in this family STEM activity. Have you ever run your finger along the top of a glass and heard a sound? In this week's family science activity, explore the science behind this process and find out how to use the science involved to make a range of sounds! What causes a sound to occur when you run your finger along the top of a wine glass? Experiment to find out how friction is involved and how varying the size,… Read more

Big Ears Science

November 19, 2015 2:45 PM

Experiment with different styles of ears to see how the size and shape of ears changes what you may be able to hear in this family STEM activity. Sometimes exploring science with kids means being silly and putting on enormous animal ears as you ask and investigate serious science, technology, engineering, and math questions like can you hear better with bigger ears? When you think about ears and how human ears are different from animal ears, what animal ears immediately come to… Read more

The Science of Football Flight

November 17, 2015 2:00 PM

Scientist Ainissa Ramirez explains how the handedness of a quarterback affects the flight and spin of a football. Students can explore this and other football science with sports-focused STEM projects. A football thrown by a left-handed quarterback flies differently than a football thrown by a right-handed quarterback. As Ainissa Ramirez explains in a recent Science Underground podcast (and video, above), a football acts like a gyroscope in the air. It spins when it is thrown, and then both… Read more

Paper Rocket Aerodynamics

November 12, 2015 10:00 AM

Make paper rockets you can launch by blowing through a straw and experiment to find out how changing the design can change how the rockets fly with this family STEM activity. Making a paper rocket that you can launch by blowing through a straw is an easy hands-on activity sure to engage paper airplane folders and rocket enthusiasts alike. You can easily turn this paper-based pastime into a STEM activity by exploring the design of the paper rocket. What… Read more

Cyber Security: Hiding Personal Data from Prying Eyes

November 11, 2015 11:25 AM

There's a science to keeping your personal data and possessions secure, both online and off. Experiment and discover ways to thwart would-be criminals with RFID, password, and robotics student science projects! By Kim Mullin Above: A hands-on STEM project from Science Buddies guides students in an exploration of RFID tags and security. The Keeping It Private: Blocking RFID Readers from Reading your ID Card project challenges students to test materials and design protective cases or dividers… Read more

Computer Programming for Better Health

November 10, 2015 8:00 AM

Tools like AppInventor encourage students to explore computer programming by creating simple, functional apps. With improved healthcare management in mind, students are challenged to design an app that can help a patient or caregiver. By designing tools that can be immediately useful on a personal level, students can really see the power of using code to design their own apps. Using diabetes as an example, explore the ways students might program a helpful application. … Read more

Dancing Water Droplets

November 6, 2015 1:00 PM

With this week's fun family science activity, you can create an exciting visual display using water and food coloring! How do water droplets react on a surface material? Do they roll off? Do they disperse? Do they move together? How do they react to each other? Depending on the surface material and the liquid, you may find that droplets move in a variety of different ways. These patterns of movement demonstrate several different science principles. What determines whether droplets spread… Read more

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