Can you imagine clothing, handbags, or shoes made from seaweed? Seaweed biofabrics are just one of the new materials the textile industry is trying in an effort to engineer more eco-friendly fabrics. In this video, we will show you how to make biofabric from alginate, a powder extracted from seaweed. See how our fabrics turned out, and then try your own. The possibilities are endless!
Step-by-step written instructions and recipes are available on the Science Buddies website:…
Beauty face masks promise instant skin hydration to make your skin look more radiant. But do they really increase your skin's moisture? In this video, we show you how to make your own collagen-based hydrogel face mask and how you can investigate its hydrating effect. You can also come up with your own face mask recipe! Written instructions are available on our website at…
How do you make an eco-friendly product? Growing it from mushroom roots is one way! We show you the basics in this video. From there, you can keep exploring. It also makes a cool science project.
Written instructions: https://www.sciencebuddies.org/stem-activities/mushroom-mycelium?ytid=B937Ox9JNEQ&ytsrc=description
Mycelium growing kits are sold by Grow.bio
Science Buddies also hosts a library of instructions for over 1,500 other hands-on science projects, lesson plans, and fun…
Have you ever made your own ice cream? It can be a lot of fun, and you end up with a tasty frozen treat! In this activity, you will explore the interesting chemistry that goes on behind making ice cream. If you do it right, you will have ice cream ready to eat within 10 minutes! Written instructions are available on our website at https://www.sciencebuddies.org/stem-activities/ice-cream-bag?ytid=i_IMvzu9BD0&ytsrc=description
Science Buddies also hosts a library of instructions for over 1,500…
Are you fascinated by shadows? Then this is the perfect activity for you! You will create shadow puppets and find out how to change the size and shape of their shadows. Can you use your puppets to create your own shadow play?
Written instructions are available on our website at https://www.sciencebuddies.org/stem-activities/shadow-puppets?ytid=yqmXAm1Cw3k&ytsrc=description
Science Buddies also hosts a library of instructions for over 1,000 other hands-on science projects, lesson plans, and…
Watch Episode One
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=poMGRbfgp38
Watch Episode Two
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXS0bsR0e7w
We live in the Global Location Age. Where am I? is being replaced by, Where am I in relation to everything else?
http://geospatialrevolution.psu.edu/
Penn State Public Broadcasting is developing the Geospatial Revolution Project, an integrated public media and outreach initiative about the world of digital mapping and how it is changing the way we think,…
Can you build a machine that sorts two different sizes of marbles? How accurate can your marble machine be? Try this challenge to find out! Written instructions for this challenge and all the annual Science Buddies Engineering Challenges can be found at https://www.sciencebuddies.org/engineering-challenge?ytid=Bfw42Lf6ey4&ytsrc=description
Science Buddies also hosts a library of free instructions for over 1500 science projects, STEM activities, and lesson plans. Visit us at…
Build a marble roller coaster from foam pipe insulation in this fun science project! You can build one just for fun, or do this as a science fair project. Written instructions for two different projects are available on the Science Buddies…
She's spent much of the last five decades exploring and protecting the world's oceans. Find out why legendary marine biologist Sylvia Earle thinks that we may only have a few years left to save what she calls "the blue heart of the planet."
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