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Ice Cream Science: Weekly Science Project Idea and Home Science Activity Spotlight

April 25, 2014 10:00 AM

In this week's spotlight: a food science family science experiment and independent student science fair project that takes a deeper look at the chilly process of making ice cream. You can make your own ice cream using one of a variety of shaking or rolling processes, including using a baggy to hold the ingredients! How does adding salt to the ice mixture used to freeze the ingredients affect the process? Make your own ice cream to find out! Chemistry of Ice-Cream Making: Lowering the… Read more

Mark DNA Day with a Field Trip, a Genome Refresher, or a Spool-Your-Own DNA Activity

April 23, 2014 8:29 AM

Whether you explore strawberries, onions, the mighty Tyrannosaurus rex, or the ways in which certain physical traits are evident in your family, make time to talk about and experiment with DNA-related science. Students of all ages should know their A's, T's, G's, and C's. With a fun science kit from Bio-Rad Laboratories, they might even wear their own DNA around their neck! The human genome contains more than 3 billion DNA base pairs. If you typed 360 letters a minute for eight hours a day,… Read more

Spring Science: Calling All Animal Lovers

April 21, 2014 8:00 AM

Bunnies and chicks remind us that spring is here! No matter what sort of animals you have in your household, Science Buddies has a menagerie of Project Ideas for you to try. By Kim Mullin Learning from Your Pet Your pet may be a big part of your family, and observing and caring for your pet can be a part of your science learning, too! How do you train pets? How do you feed them to ensure their nutrition? How does the time of the day impact their behavior or sleep patterns? There… Read more

Family Fun with Physics: Launching Plastic Eggs with the Ping Pong Catapult

April 18, 2014 8:00 AM

The ping pong catapult is a great device for independent student science projects, but this is a tool you can use again and again—even as the basis for a fun afternoon or weekend family science activity. We put the rubber band catapult to use with a bag of plastic eggs for some high-flying family physics fun! The Ping Pong Catapult has been used as the basis of a number of innovative physics, math, and sports science projects at Science Buddies.… Read more

Strength of an Egg: Weekly Science Project Idea and Home Science Activity Spotlight

April 17, 2014 9:00 AM

In this week's spotlight: a materials science family experiment and science fair project that asks you to rethink what you know about eggs. Are they fragile? Or are they strong? If you've ever accidentally stuck your finger through one in the kitchen, you may think you know the answer! But the shape of an egg can support a surprising amount of mass. It is a shape, in fact, that can be found in architecture. How much mass can eggshells hold? Put it to the test with a… Read more

Green Engineering: National Environmental Education Week

April 16, 2014 2:00 PM

From creating systems to desalinate water using solar energy to growing rooftop gardens to increase food supply and regulate building temperature, environmental engineers tackle all kinds of problems and innovate new solutions to help create a more sustainable world. Students and classes can explore environmental engineering with a range of hands-on science projects. Talk with your students about environmental engineering and help them see how many different challenges there are that… Read more

Science Buddies Success Story a Finalist in Global Challenge with Girls in STEM Project

April 16, 2014 9:09 AM

Above: Laura with her display board for a project she did on bacteria and water bottles. Read Laura's story in the Science Buddies in Action area.Science Buddies is always excited to hear about and share a student's success with a school, home, or science fair project. Our Science Buddies in Action stories acknowledge the hard work students do on their science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) projects and also show teachers, parents, and other students what is possible with student… Read more

First Grader Puts the Science of Fruits and Gelatin to the Test

April 15, 2014 10:00 AM

You like your gelatin desserts solid and jiggly but not runny, right? A kitchen chemistry experiment reveals why certain gelatin and fruit combinations might appear at a potluck or picnic and not others. For this student and her family, the desire to turn her first grade class science experiment into a vegetarian-friendly one led to an interesting and enlightening twist on the science experiment. Above: First grade student, Riya, with a box of vegetarian gelatin she and her mother used… Read more

Family Egg Science

April 14, 2014 9:00 AM

Egg science comes over-easy this time of year. Whether you are boiling eggs, dyeing eggs, or both, there are easy questions you can ask with your kids to turn the activity into a hands-on science experiment that everyone will enjoy. In the past few years, the process of preparing colorful, hard-boiled eggs has taken on new and very scientific significance for me as a parent. In turning the seemingly simple act of egg dyeing into a hands-on… Read more

Dive Into Robotics with Robotics: Discover the Science and Technology of the Future

April 11, 2014 8:30 AM

This great guide and collection of family-friendly activities lets kids explore the history of robotics and put robotics engineering concepts to use with hands-on projects at home. Introduce Students to Robotics Engineering Robotics: DISCOVER THE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF THE FUTURE with 20 PROJECTS is fast-paced and full of fascinating and inspiring robotics information, history, trivia, and try-it-out activities. In the world of student science, technology,… Read more

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