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Colorful Carnations: Hands-on with Capillary Function
May 6, 2013 10:00 AM
What color flowers do you want this week? Nature produces a wide array of wonderful colors, but plant biology opens the way for a whimsical "choose your own color" flower experiment, perfect for home or the classroom. April showers, May flowers, and Mother's Day... flowers may be out in abundance at your grocery or corner market, but not all flowers bundled and labeled for sale are straight from the garden. This science mom's daughter was excited by… Read more
Iron Man 3 Out Today--Highlight the Science
May 3, 2013 9:40 AM
The Suit in Iron Man 3 No spoilers here, but there has been plenty of talk about the suit in the Iron Man 3 movie. In fact, word has it that there are a plethora of suits that have been designed between the last movie and this installment. With so many iterations in between, it will be exciting to see how the suit has evolved and what features it sports now. If you were the designer, what kind of suit would you build? Which reactor would you use? What color armor and why? Right now,… Read more
Crystal Chemistry: Weekly Science Project Idea/Home Science Activity Spotlight
May 2, 2013 8:30 AM
In this week's spotlight: a pair of projects that extend a classic chemistry exploration—growing crystals. Growing crystals makes for excellent and engaging hands-on, kitchen science that can be enjoyed by all ages, but what determines the size of the crystals? Explore the relationship between temperature and crystal formation in these science project and activity procedures: Crazy Crystal Creations: How to Grow the Best and the Largest Crystals (full Science Buddies Project… Read more
Radiometric Dating: Playing Half-life Odds
April 30, 2013 11:00 AM
Roll the dice in a fun hands-on simulation of an isotope's decay to better understand the way scientists date mind-boggling old matter. A Winning Math and Geology Combo! Students will need a 100 'marked' dice (a piece of tape on one side of each) to conduct the "How Old Is That Rock? Roll the Dice & Use Radiometric Dating to Find Out" hands-on geology project. With dice at the ready, students can roll their way to better understanding of how an isotope decays. When it comes to… Read more
A Few Hours Left! View Iron Man Content to Support Science Buddies
April 29, 2013 4:18 PM
Your View Supports Science Buddies Today only! Your view of exclusive Iron Man 3 video footage helps support Science Buddies, thanks to Verizon FiOS' View to Give program. Verizon FiOS will donate $0.01 to Science Buddies for every view of the video footage on Monday, April 29 only. Help support science education and Science Buddies by taking watching the short video footage. Please watch and share! verizon.com/ironman3 Engage Students in Science By Making Iron Man… Read more
Your View Counts! Watch Iron Man 3 to Support Science Literacy
April 29, 2013 10:15 AM
Today only! Your view of exclusive Iron Man 3 video footage helps support Science Buddies. Verizon FiOS will donate $0.01 to Science Buddies for every view of the video footage on Monday, April 29 only. verizon.com/ironman3. Please follow Science Buddies at Facebook to catch our Iron Man posts and updates throughout the day today. Kickstart Student Science with Iron Man "Iron Man: Behind the Science": resource for connections students can explore between the big screen… Read more
Watch Exclusive Iron Man 3 Footage on Monday to Support Science Buddies!
April 27, 2013 12:32 PM
Science Buddies is gearing up to for special Iron Man 3 video footage on Monday from Verizon FiOS. As part of Verizon's View to Give program, Verizon will donate $0.01 to Science Buddies for every view of the video footage on Monday, April 29 only. Your view will help support Science Buddies! Please plan on catching the video Monday and sharing the link on Monday with your friends and family. The video will be available at verizon.com/ironman3. Please follow Science Buddies at Facebook… Read more
Iron Man and Fiber Optics—Technology at the Speed of Light
April 25, 2013 10:26 AM
Verizon FiOS teams up with Science Buddies in support of science literacy. Fiber optics technology offers high-speed data delivery, but what's going on in a fiber optics system? Look to the 'light' for answers with hands-on science projects that let students explore the physics of light to better understand how fiber optics work. 1,000,000,000 Views to Support Science Buddies and Science Literacy On Monday, April 29, Verizon FiOS will be showing exclusive video footage from Iron Man… Read more
Excitement About Iron Man Fuels Student Science Inquiry
April 24, 2013 6:15 AM
With the third Iron Man movie coming to the big screen next week, now is a great time to spark science and engineering excitement among student fans. With Marvel's Iron Man 3 hitting theaters on May 3, excitement among sci-fi fans is mounting. Whether you are a long-time follower of Iron Man or are just getting acquainted with Tony Stark and his series of high-tech, high-flying suits, the momentum of the coming release is palpable. If you are anxiously awaiting the next Iron Man movie… Read more
Celebrating DNA and the History of the Double Helix
April 22, 2013 1:00 PM
April 25 is National DNA Day, a day that commemorates the 60th anniversary of DNA's double helix discovery in 1953 and the completion of the human genome project in 2003. We all boil down, genetically, to chains of DNA—each of us with an individual DNA sequence. Take time this week to talk with your students and kids about DNA, its history, the scientists who helped crack the code, and ways that students at all levels can get hands-on with DNA-related science. DNA's familiar… Read more
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