Science Buddies Blog (Page 63)

January 21, 2015 10:00 AM

Did you miss something? Check these highlights and favorite posts from last year on the Science Buddies Blog for great science project overviews, visual spreads that show hands-on science in action, student success stories, and real-world STEM connections to inspire and engage students, teachers, and families with science, technology, engineering, and math. As a writer at Science Buddies, I really enjoy at the end of the year (or the start of the new year) looking back… Read more

Kids Read Science News

January 14, 2015 10:00 AM

A new website feature at Science Buddies, sponsored by the Cisco Foundation, brings science news to students. With the news feed, students can easily locate science news stories related to a project or an area of science interest. Students will find links to related science news articles on the "Background" and "Learn More" tabs of Project Ideas at Science Buddies. Read All About It! Read Science News at Science Buddies Science Buddies continues to expand its resources and… Read more

Fueling Science Teachers to Inspire Students with Hands-on Science

January 13, 2015 9:00 AM

Thanks to Aerojet Rocketdyne, the INFINITY Science Center, and Science Buddies, a group of teachers in Mississippi got a booster course in rocket science—and paper airplane folding. Teachers engage in a hands-on airplane folding activity as part of the Hancock County Science Teacher Development Conference, sponsored by Aerojet Rocketdyne, INFINITY Science Center, and Science Buddies. (Photo: courtesy INFINITY Science Center) With increasing… Read more

Making Math with Dough: Weekly Science Activity

January 12, 2015 9:30 AM

In this week's spotlight: a math activity that turns playing with dough into an exploration of geometry. If you make a cube out of dough, you can measure the sides of the 3D object and multiple the length by width by height to find out the volume of the shape. If you gently and uniformly flatten (or squish) the object, you transform your original shape into a new shape with new dimensions. Does the volume change? In this family-friendly math activity, kids can have geometry fun with… Read more

A Dolphin Tail and Prosthetics Engineering

January 6, 2015 9:00 AM

In movies like Dolphin Tale, you don't have to look far to find the engineering design process in action. With the steps of the engineering process being acted out as the story unfolds, students see that success often involves a great deal of trial, error, testing, and redesigning. With a dolphin's well-being at stake, succeeding is something audiences cheer about—and succeeding involves science, innovation, technology, and persistence! Dolphin Tale puts a… Read more

Bean Soup Science: Weekly Science Activity Spotlight

January 2, 2015 10:00 AM

In this week's spotlight: a food science activity for the New Year. Eating black-eyed peas is a New Year's Day tradition in some places, and soaking the peas in water is the first step. Whether you are making black-eyed peas or a soup or stew that uses dried beans, a bit of kitchen science may help speed up the process of rehydrating dried beans (or legumes). What difference does the temperature of the water used to soak the beans make in terms of how long the beans need to soak? Does… Read more

Nick and Tesla Secret Agent Gadgets

December 29, 2014 11:00 AM

Book 3 in the Nick and Tesla series offers great gadget-oriented science and engineering fun from the twins as they stay with their eccentric scientist uncle for the summer. This installment in the series is full of "spies like us" intrigue kids will love! Science Twins Bring STEM to Life The Nick and Tesla series is a wonderful and engaging STEM-based series for middle readers (and their parents!). The team of Science Bob Pflugfelder and Steve Hockensmith have kept the energy level high… Read more

Pastry Science: Weekly Science Activity

December 26, 2014 8:00 AM

In this week's spotlight: a food science activity that may fit right in with any baking you have planned for the season. Are pies on your family's list of favorites or traditions this time of year? How do you like your crust? Does your mouth water for a flaky crust on a homemade pie? In this kitchen science experiment, families can explore the role of fats—and the temperature of the fat—on the texture of a pie crust. When you get ready to mix up a crust, do you take the… Read more

Light Up the Season with Computer Science Exploration

December 22, 2014 9:00 AM

With drag-and-drop computer programming, kids can explore fun activities that add lights and sounds to the season. We got in the holiday spirit with Scratch and Raspberry Pi to light up a simple light-activated star! Whether your winter break features hot chocolate and snowball fights or not, the extended school break often includes a lot of time cooped up indoors. With or without any seasonal festivities, there may be a good bit of downtime to fill.… Read more

You Can Do That with Yogurt?

December 17, 2014 6:00 AM

Grow bacteria colonies, create yogurt ravioli, even make your own top-secret recipe for delicious homemade yogurt. Head into the kitchen for some tasty food science fun! By Kim Mullin With the Spherification Kit, students can turn yogurt into self-contained yogurt ravioli. Experiment with the variables involved, or just make some to eat for a fun kitchen chemistry treat! Step into my kitchen on a hot summer afternoon, and you are likely to… Read more

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