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Smarter Lawn Watering with Arduino for Water Conservation

May 9, 2025 6:00 AM

Middle-school students design and build an Arduino-based smart sprinkler system to address water waste. Middle School Students Team Up for an Electronics & Coding Project As 7th-grade students at the Franklin School in Corvallis, Oregon, Ayush and Virya are both interested in STEM. The school doesn't currently hold a science fair, so these middle school students independently worked on an ambitious electronics project this year aimed at improving… Read more

Inspiring AAPI Scientists and Engineers - Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander Heritage Month

May 2, 2025 6:00 AM

May is Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander Heritage Month! Learn more about inspiring AANHPI scientists and engineers! May is Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month. As part of our ongoing work to introduce students to a wide range of scientists and engineers and to continue to represent diversity in STEM, our list of AANHPI individuals joins our other lists dedicated to Black History Month, Women's… Read more

Teach Genetics and Heredity with Free STEM Lessons & Activities (DNA Day)

April 21, 2025 8:00 AM

Use these free STEM lessons and science activities to explore DNA, heredity, and genetics with K-12 students. How are we like our parents? What makes apples and onions different? Why are some siblings similar in appearance or behavior and others different? How do our genes determine our features and physical characteristics? Can our genes also predict our health or the probability that we will get a disease? DNA holds the key to answering these… Read more

The Thrill of a Rocket's Launch & Ascent - An Astronaut's Perspective

April 21, 2025 8:00 AM

Science Buddies' founder, Kenneth Hess, was an astronaut on Blue Origin's NS-25 suborbital spaceflight. Follow along as he recounts the thrilling (and noisy) minutes of liftoff and ascent—and explore science projects students can do to experiment with the physics of rocket science. Photo: Launch of Blue Origin NS-25, May 19, 2024. © Kenneth Hess and Blue Origin Hatch closed, the crew capsule cabin was quiet—there was very little… Read more

Earth Day Science Projects and Activities

April 18, 2025 6:00 AM

Use these free science projects and STEM lessons and activities to celebrate Earth Day and explore related environmental science aimed at using STEM to increase sustainability, protect the Earth, and solve challenges we face for the future. Since its start in 1970, Earth Day has become a global day of activism and learning about environmental topics related to protection of the Earth, its natural resources, and species. Climate change, global warming,… Read more

Rocket Catcher Challenge Lands with More than 12,300 Students!

April 17, 2025 8:00 AM

The Rocket Catcher Challenge sparked interest in engineering and space science in thousands of students around the world. Winners of the 2025 Science Buddies Engineering Challenge have been announced. Above: A few of the many students who participated in the 2025 Rocket Catcher Challenge The 2025 Science Buddies Engineering Challenge More than 12,300 K-12 students explored engineering and entered the 2025 Science Buddies Engineering Challenge.… Read more

Reusable Energy Projects for Earth Day

April 15, 2025 8:00 AM

Get hands-on exploring alternative and reusable energy with one of these student projects, just in time for Earth Day. Exploring Reusable and Clean Energy The theme of Earth Day 2025 is Our Power, Our Planet, with a focus on the importance of clean and reusable energy. Students can explore strategies for obtaining energy from wind, the Sun, the ocean, and more with projects like the ones highlighted below. Sustainability and Reusable Energy… Read more

Projects Give Students a Chance to See What It's Like to Be a Scientist

April 7, 2025 8:00 AM

Teachers say using projects from Science Buddies helps fourth- and fifth-grade students at this school in Hawaii focus on using the scientific method and doing their experiments for the annual science fair. Exploring the Scientific Method in Elementary School When it's time for students to choose a science project for the school science fair, Kelly Barrick, an associate teacher at Waimea Country School in Kamuela, Hawaii, turns to Science Buddies.… Read more

25+ Robotics Projects, Lessons, and Activities

March 25, 2025 6:00 AM

Use these free STEM lessons and activities to introduce and experiment with robotics with students. From designing and building simple robots to thinking about how robots can be used to solve real-world problems, these hands-on projects help students gain and practice circuit-building and robotics engineering skills. The free STEM lessons, projects, and activities below help introduce students to robotics, robotics engineering, and the kinds of… Read more

26 Science Projects for Spring

March 20, 2025 8:00 AM

Celebrate spring with these free science and engineering lessons, projects, and activities for enriching hands-on STEM related to spring weather, flowers, plants, and more! STEM Activities to Explore Spring Themes to Science Class After the winter months, the return of spring brings fresh patterns of weather, animal behavior, plant growth, and more. There are plenty of opportunities for students to explore science with activities related to… Read more

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