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Heart-smart Science: Weekly Science Project Idea/Home Science Activity Spotlight

February 14, 2013 11:45 AM

Are you looking for a school science project topic or a hands-on science activity to do on the weekend or with your family? Science Buddies' science projects come in all sizes! This week's spotlight pays tribute to Valentine's Day with a trio of health and human biology science projects that let students better understand how the heart works and how doctors can listen in to monitor a person's heart beat. Our hands-on science Project Idea guides independent student… Read more

Community Support for Science

February 12, 2013 10:00 AM

A grant from the Cisco Foundation put Science Buddies on the ground floor of Bayside STEM Academy's annual science fair. Science Buddies partnered with the middle school throughout their science fair season, culminating in Science Buddies staff visiting the school to judge the school's science and engineering exhibition. STEM has become an acronym of national importance, but the local school science fair is a testament to the fact that the need for science education exists in every… Read more

Weekly Science Project Idea/Home Science Activity Spotlight

February 7, 2013 10:00 AM

Are you looking for a school science project topic or a hands-on science activity to do on the weekend or with your family? Science Buddies' science projects come in all sizes! In this week's spotlight: a pair of science projects that enable student and family exploration of left- and right-side dominance. Don't miss our newly updated hands-on science Project Idea for student exploration of this health and human biology topic and a related, family-focused, home activity at Scientific… Read more

Science Fit for the Stage: DNA Sequencing Confirms Identity of Richard III's Skeleton

February 5, 2013 11:28 AM

Archaeologists and scientists have announced that the remains found last summer beneath a Leicester parking lot are those of Richard III, a much-maligned figure from English history. The story offers an enticing mix of history, literature, and science. Curious students, classes, and parents can learn more about genetics and genomics procedures used to solve the puzzle of the skeleton's identity. Human remains found in trench one of the Grey Friars dig. Photo: Courtesy of the University of… Read more

The Call of the Crystal Radio

February 1, 2013 10:00 AM

Ask an engineer if she has ever built a crystal radio, and chances are you will get a story—one with all the makings of a classic when it comes to garage engineering and adolescence. Students often build a crystal radio as a first step in engineering and electronics—or as a middle school science fair project. If they have questions or need assistance troubleshooting their "set," they may be lucky enough to get assistance from Rick Marz, a seasoned engineer with an enduring affinity… Read more

BLASTing Flu Season Frenzy: A Bioinformatics Perspective

January 28, 2013 9:50 AM

Did you get the flu shot? This year's flu season started early and with a vengeance. How effective is the vaccine against the influenza making the rounds? Using an online bioinformatics tool, students can analyze flu data from previous years and make their own predictions. Image: BigstockFlu season data offers students the chance to use bionformatics tools like BLAST.This year's flu season is proving to be one of the worst in the last decade. Outbreak of the flu has been reported in most… Read more

Yearly Migration of the Monarchs

January 14, 2013 11:00 AM

Parts of California play host each year to migrating masses of monarch butterflies that pass a number of months in protected groves, inspiring and astounding naturalists of all ages. The science behind butterfly migration is especially fascinating when you take into account that most butterflies live less than two months! Image: Kenneth Dwain Harrelson Yearly butterfly migration provides opportunity for a… Read more

Science in a Flash: Turn Milk into Plastic!

January 9, 2013 10:39 AM

Try this quick and easy way to introduce kids to chemical reactions and polymers. One Science Buddies mom even used it for spur-of-the moment entertainment at a slumber party! Simple household kitchen ingredients and materials let one science mom create a spur-of-the-moment science exploration for a group of early risers at a slumber party. The kitchen chemistry science activity this mom did involves polymers. For another family science investigation of polymers, see "Putty Science:… Read more

A Look Back at 2012 on the Science Buddies Blog

January 3, 2013 4:30 PM

As the 2013 science fair season gets underway, get inspired by what's possible for student science—and science at home—with a recap of last year's posts about science projects, science news, and family science. The New Year is underway, and even during the semester break, many students are working with zest, determination, and curiosity on their science fair projects. As we welcome in 2013 and the coming months of the science fair season, here is a brief look back at a few of our… Read more

Encouraging and Inspiring Female Student Engineers

December 17, 2012 10:30 AM

While "Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day" is officially celebrated in February, helping girls understand the creative world of engineering is important all year long. If you love to innovate, imagine, build, tinker, solve problems, or make things, engineering might be just the right area for you—or your student! Too Young to Be an Engineer?Have you heard of Becky Schroeder, a teenage inventor who wanted to find a better way to do her homework while waiting in a dark car. Becky's story… Read more

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