Science Buddies Blog (Page 73)

Crystal Radio: A Science Kit for Student Electronics

March 26, 2014 9:00 AM

Improvements in the Science Buddies Crystal Radio Kit make building a crystal radio a science project students may enjoy for the school science fair or just as an independent electronics experiment—no batteries required! Our scientists have worked to improve the kit and procedure for the best student science experience. Above: photos taken during a student crystal radio project experiment using the Build a Crystal Radio kit from Science Buddies. … Read more

Fun Science at Home: Give Spring Break a Science Boost

March 25, 2014 8:00 AM

Science Buddies has great ideas to keep your students engaged during spring break with cool science experiments they can do at home. Tweak our full science fair Project Ideas to challenge your kids to scientific spring break fun! Ready or not... Spring Break is here again! Whether you are able to take time to be hands-on with your kids during the days off of school or need ideas for keeping them busy and engaged, Science Buddies has great science kits and fun project ideas and science… Read more

Exploring Acid Dyeing with Eggs and Ties: A Student Science Success Story

March 24, 2014 8:00 AM

This student's school science fair project yielded a few dozen eggs sporting the prints of various recycled ties salvaged from closets and secondhand stores. These eggs are not ones to eat, but for this young scientist, egg dyeing brought the pH scale to life and has given him new chemistry questions to explore as well as a solid introduction to the scientific method! Above: Jeffery, wearing an awesome and very appropriate "egg" tie at the science fair. "Isn't my egg tie cool? I found it at… Read more

Home Sweet Bug Microenvironments: Weekly Science Project Idea and Home Science Activity Spotlight

March 20, 2014 9:00 AM

In this week's spotlight: a zoology family science experiment and science fair project that encourages families and students to observe pillbugs or sowbugs up close by creating cozy but different microenvironments and seeing which the bugs prefer. Although they are frequently found in the soil, pillbugs and sowbugs are not insects; instead, these bugs are crustaceans and breathe with gills.Will this have an affect on which microenvironment they choose? Put it to the test in this easy… Read more

Tackling a Stinky Situation: A Student Science Success Story

March 17, 2014 10:00 AM

Kate Lande hasn't ever run into a skunk, but thanks to her 6th grade science project, she knows all about the role of oxidation in combatting stinky smells. Student Science in the Real World As a 6th grade student, Kate Lande (pictured above) put an old folk remedy for getting rid of skunk spray smell to the test. She later discovered that her science research came in handy when her dog rolled in a decaying octopus! Sharing the Results A Project Display Board, like Kate's shown above, is… Read more

Colorful Family Science for St. Patrick's Day

March 13, 2014 11:00 AM

What causes the food coloring to move through the milk? In this week's spotlight: a family science experiment that lets you and your children make a rainbow in keeping with St. Patrick's Day! What happens when you put drops of food coloring in milk? What happens when you add a bit of dishwashing liquid? Put it to the test in this science activity for a fun, colorful look at the role of a surfactant and how it changes the surface tension of a liquid. Family science… Read more

Serving up Some Pi Pie for Pi Day

March 11, 2014 10:30 AM

March 14 is Pi Day, so grab a slice, and your best memorization skills. How much Pi can you remember—which is not quite the same as how much pie can you eat! Celebrating Pi Day with Pie A Google search or a Pi-focused look at Pinterest turns up all kinds of great Pi pie. The pie above, with the opening numbers of Pi cookie-cut and used as the top crust is a wonderful tribute to Pi! Image: Kat M.Pi. Pie. When it comes to students of a certain age, there is often a very fine line… Read more

Microbial Fuel Cells: On the Hunt for Renewable Energy

March 10, 2014 12:30 PM

Renewable energy is hiding in places you might not think to look! For a glimpse into the future of power generation, experiment with a microbial fuel cell. By Kim Mullin Ask anyone about sources of renewable energy, and they are likely to mention solar power, wind power, or perhaps even geothermal power. Hydro (or water) power, too, may come up, but when you talk about water as a renewable energy source, you probably are talking about energy… Read more

Teachers who Pin: Teachers Find Support and Inspiration for Science Education at Pinterest

March 7, 2014 11:00 AM

Teachers may or may not be tweeting their science lesson plans or sharing every hands-on engineering classroom activity at Facebook, but they are finding inspiration and community at Pinterest, where discovering new ideas and approaches to teaching is fun, visual, and easy. See it. Like it? Pin it for later. As a virtual bookmarking and filing cabinet system, Pinterest gets an A+ from many teachers—and is helping this teacher with classroom science and math planning. Pinning… Read more

Carnival Game Science: Weekly Science Project Idea and Home Science Activity Spotlight

March 6, 2014 10:00 AM

In this week's spotlight: a mechanical engineering experiment and family science activity that takes a scientific look at why a popular carnival game may look easy to win but may, in fact, be really difficult. How does the distribution of mass in the way milk bottles (or plastic bottles of colored water!) are stacked affect how hard or easy it is to knock the bottles over? Put the question to the test with your own home version of a classic carnival game! Knock Your Blocks Off: The… Read more

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