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Top Science Student Benefits from Science Buddies Project Guides

August 27, 2013 10:00 AM

Students conducting science projects at all levels can find resources and guidance at Science Buddies. Pictured above: Michael Shao at the 2013 Intel International Engineering and Science Fair Science Buddies for Every K-12 Student Science Buddies has resources for all levels of student science projects. Our Science Fair Project Guide and ISEF Project Guide contain numerous resources for students conducting hands-on experiments and preparing to present their research and… Read more

Moon Size Science: Weekly Science Project Idea and Home Science Activity Spotlight

August 22, 2013 9:00 AM

(Moon rise image credit: Thomas Fietzek, Wikimedia Commons) In this week's spotlight: a pair of human biology and health science projects to help students and families better understand the way our eyes perceive the full moon rising. If you have noticed that a full moon sometimes seems very big and then smaller as it rises, you have seen the full moon illusion in action. Learn more about Emmert's Law and experiment to find out why and how our perception of the moon's size changes based on… Read more

Laboratory Kidneys: Bioengineering Success Offers New Hope for Patients with Kidney Disease

August 20, 2013 6:00 AM

Recent reports of laboratory-created rat kidneys provide hope for the future of bioengineered kidneys for those with kidney disease. Students can get involved in this hot area of biomedical technology and research with their own bioinformatics projects. By Yvette Leung and Amy Cowen Cutting Edge Science Projects: Putting Medical Biotechnology in the Hands of Students For students interested in medical biotechnology, the desire to explore, tinker, and experiment may pose an obvious… Read more

Family Math: M&M Color Statistics

August 19, 2013 2:56 PM

What can you do with hundreds and hundreds of M&M's? Family math! My family's lineup of summer hands-on science, technology, engineering, and math projects and activities included almost enough M&M's to bring Charlie and the Chocolate Factory to mind. Maybe not quite that many, but summer was busy, and when I added three bags of M&M's to the list with this project in mind, I had in my head that we needed big bags of M&M's. When we sat… Read more

Top Science Teacher Inspires Student Science with Science Buddies

August 14, 2013 8:00 AM

For this middle school science teacher, Science Buddies has a front-row seat in the classroom, providing support for hands-on student science fair projects and for curricular and extra-curricular planning. Students and Teachers Find Hands-on Science Success with Science Buddies Angela McDaniel uses the Topic Selection Wizard and Project Library of more than 1,300 hands-on science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) project ideas with her students in Moatsville, WV. In recent years,… Read more

Meteor Science: Weekly Science Project Idea and Home Science Activity Spotlight

August 8, 2013 1:00 PM

In this week's spotlight: a pair of astronomy science projects perfectly timed for this year's peak Perseids meteor shower activity. Most meteors that pass through the Earth's atmosphere burn up before they hit the ground. But what happens when a meteorite hits? In this pair of hands-on science activities, students and families experiment to find out how the size of a meteorite is related to the size of the resulting crater. Craters and Meteorites (full Science Buddies Project… Read more

The Science Behind Sun Protection

August 7, 2013 11:02 AM

If you knew more about sunscreen and UV rays, would you change your sun protection habits? By Kim Mullin Understanding Differences in Sunscreens With hands-on science projects, students can investigate differences in sunscreens and how different ingredients and different levels of SPF work to protect the skin and block UV rays. See the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for additional information on labeling requirements in the U.S. (Image: FDA)"Don't forget the sunscreen!" How often… Read more

Changing Diabetes: A Pro Cycling Team with a Mission

August 5, 2013 10:00 AM

This summer, top cycling teams from around the world tackled extreme terrain and intense competition in the centennial Tour de France. The race, one of the most well-known in the sport, is a goal for many professional cycling teams—including an international team of cyclists who all have Type 1 Diabetes. Meet Team Novo Nordisk. As the team trains for a future Tour de France, they are spreading awareness about Type 1 Diabetes with every ride they take. Members of Team Novo Nordisk… Read more

Finding a Fitting Hands-on Science Project Now Easier than Ever!

August 2, 2013 5:00 AM

Thanks to support from Cisco Systems, Inc., Science Buddies' library of free science Project Ideas now has filters to help students, teachers, and parents find projects that best fit their needs. With more than 1,200 Project Ideas in more than 30 areas of science, Science Buddies has suggestions for hands-on science exploration to meet the needs and interests of K-12 students around the world. Thanks to ongoing Project Idea development from our in-house team of scientists, and in… Read more

Species Science: Weekly Science Project Idea and Home Science Activity Spotlight

August 1, 2013 5:27 AM

In this week's spotlight: a pair of science projects for buggy, backyard exploration. What does it mean for an area to be have a lot of biodiversity? Why is this important to the health of an ecosystem? How do scientists measure biodiversity? You can explore by doing a study of the biodiversity of insects in your own backyard using a homemade bug collector. This week's hands-on science project and activity guide either an independent project or a family investigation. How many types of… Read more

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