Science Buddies Blog (Page 86)

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

Girls Explore Engineering with Marble Run Challenge

April 19, 2013 11:46 AM

Getting girls inspired about engineering can be as simple as giving them the tools and a fun hands-on challenge to solve. Thanks to community support from Northrop Grumman, a group of Maryland middle school girls tested their marble run mettle —and had a great time doing it! Whether using foam tubing or an assortment of found and recycled materials (as in the photo above), creating a marble run or marble roller coaster is great hands-on engineering for students of all ages! Throw in… Read more

Flip-book Animation Science: Weekly Science Project Idea/Home Science Activity Spotlight

April 18, 2013 11:17 AM

Put drawings in motion with a flip book animation science project! Science Buddies Hands-On Projects: Science and Engineering for school and for home In this week's spotlight: a pair of projects that explore the way the brain interprets a series of images. Both traditional cartoon animation and stop motion animation (like claymation) rely on the brain viewing a sequence of images as "in motion." By creating easy and fun flip-book animations, you and… Read more

Turning Biomass into Biofuel: These Cows Are Making Massive Amounts of Potential Alternative Energy

April 16, 2013 6:29 AM

Living on a farm can be smelly business. But stinky piles of biowaste can hold the key to an alternative energy solution that can have a major impact on a farm's available energy and power. Get inspired by one dairy's success and find out how you can explore the potential of turning waste, trash, and other unexpected bio sources into alternative energy. Image: The hands-on "From Trash to Gas: Biomass Energy" science Project Idea lets students experiment with the production of biogas and… Read more

Weekly Science Project Idea/Home Science Activity Spotlight: Circus Science

April 11, 2013 8:00 AM

In this week's spotlight: a pair of projects that put your understanding of balance to the test! What makes some things topple and other things stable? Use marshmallows and wooden sticks to explore how the distribution of an object's mass determines how the object will balance. You can investigate using these science project and activity procedures: Circus-Trick Science: How to Balance Anything (full Science Buddies Project Idea) Circus Science: How to Balance Anything… Read more

Bot Building for Kids and Their Parents: Celebrating Student Robotics

April 8, 2013 8:00 AM

Interest in student robotics continues to grow. Find out how to get your (and your kids') feet wet with hands-on robotics engineering projects and activities. From taking robotic steps with LEGO® to upcycling toothbrushes or recouping the innards of cast-off electronics, robotics projects can turn kids on to creative thinking and STEM tinkering! Start at the beginning with simple bots that require only a few parts, and then move on to increasingly more innovative and sophisticated designs,… Read more

Family Science: Candy Chromatography

April 4, 2013 9:22 AM

Use paper chromatography to explore the colors in candy coatings in this colorful hands-on science project for K-12 STEM. Science Buddies Science Projects: Hands-On for school and for home In this week's spotlight: a pair of projects perfect for putting a portion of your kids' candy piles to scientific use! Use paper chromatography to explore the colors in candy coatings with one of these hands-on science activities: Candy Chromatography: What Makes… Read more

James Webb Space Telescope: Galactic Scope

April 2, 2013 8:52 AM

SXSW Interactive Festival attendees got a chance to see a full-scale model of the giant James Webb Space telescope last month in Texas. Visitors to the Webb Telescope exhibit at South by Southwest engaged in presentations by prominent astronomers including Nobel laureate John C. Mather. Photo: Courtesy, Northrop Grumman. The image above, with the crowd gathered around, looks like something straight from a science fiction movie or novel. With its futuristic design, sophisticated… Read more

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