Inspired by Global Problem Solvers: The Series, in this lesson plan your students will design a solution to a real-world problem. They will build and test devices that can manually lift water for use in an emergency or natural disaster. A complete classroom lesson plan, including student worksheet and grading rubric, is available on the Science Buddies…
Can rain gardens filter out pollution and soak up excess rainwater?
In this video, you will learn how to make a miniature rain garden, mimic runoff, and test the efficiency of rain gardens.
For information on how you can turn this experiment into a science project for a science fair, click https://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project-ideas/EnvSci_p066/environmental-science/rain-garden?ytid=qFefTN5vyMM&ytsrc=description
NGSS-aligned lesson plan link coming soon.
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Do you love science and art? Then this is the right activity for you! You will build your own mobile sculpture and find out what it takes to balance all its pieces! Written instructions are available on our website: https://www.sciencebuddies.org/stem-activities/mobile?ytid=Wg8VoLTMz1M&ytsrc=description
Science Buddies also hosts a library of instructions for over 1,000 other hands-on science projects, lesson plans, and fun activities for K-12 parents, students, and teachers! Visit us at…
How do Materials Recovery Facilities (MRFs) separate recyclable materials like paper, plastic, metal, and glass? In this fun lesson plan, your students will explore this topic as they build their own miniature machines to separate paper clips and shreds of paper. The full lesson plan is available on our website: https://www.sciencebuddies.org/teacher-resources/lesson-plans/recycling-sorting-machine?ytid=Th6GQiSHfKk&ytsrc=description
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Did you know that you can use solar power to cook food? This can be done using a solar oven, which is a low-cost, ecologically-friendly technology that seems to have everything going for it. This video will show you how to build your very own simple solar oven out of a pizza box to gather the Sun's rays and cook a tasty treat for you! Written instructions are available on our website at https://www.sciencebuddies.org/stem-activities/solar-oven?ytid=nhgNh3BdMsc&ytsrc=description
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This video is an overview of how you can build an RC Arduino robot using the Science Buddies Bluebot platform. You can find written instructions with links to the parts on the Science Buddies website:
https://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project-ideas/Robotics_p054/robotics/arduino-radio-controlled-robot?ytid=AHgHOXDl34k&ytsrc=description
H-bridge tutorial: https://youtu.be/YU17L650k3s
RC transmitter tutorial: https://youtu.be/dkQXaeSIE5I
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Do you like to play with water and get your hands dirty? Then create a river landscape inside an aluminum pan! Can you make the water of the river flow? This video shows you how! Written instructions are available on our website at https://www.sciencebuddies.org/stem-activities/build-river-model?ytid=6fx0PEx0g5k&ytsrc=description
Science Buddies also hosts a library of instructions for over 1,000 other hands-on science projects, lesson plans, and fun activities for K-12 parents, students, and…
Program your own autonomous vehicle with an Arduino in this fun science project! Can you make your car avoid obstacles, automatically stay in its lane, and stop at crosswalks? Circuit diagrams and starter code are available on the Science Buddies website: https://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project-ideas/Robotics_p042/robotics/arduino-self-driving-car?ytid=qUo6hXSV1b8&ytsrc=description
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Build a simple electric motor with just a battery, magnet, paper clips, and coil of wire in this fun science experiment! Written instructions are available on the Science Buddies website: https://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project-ideas/Elec_p051/electricity-electronics/build-a-simple-electric-motor?ytid=WI0pGk0MMhg&ytsrc=description
Note: there is a small typo at 0:40 in the video. That should be 3 *cm* (centimeters) of wire, not m (meters)!
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This video shows how to build your own simple steerable robot with a wired remote control. This makes the circuit very easy to build for beginners. You can use a solderless breadboard for easy construction, or solder your circuit to make it more permanent. Written instructions to build the robot are available on the Science Buddies website: https://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project-ideas/Robotics_p045/robotics/simple-steerable-robot?ytid=r0UDLuV6058&ytsrc=description
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