For written instructions and an explanation of the science behind this launcher visit: https://www.sciencebuddies.org/stem-activities/paper-airplane-launcher?ytid=9Fv0-501msc&ytsrc=description
Teachers, we also have a paper airplane launcher lesson plan available: https://www.sciencebuddies.org/teacher-resources/lesson-plans/paper-airplane-launcher?ytid=9Fv0-501msc&ytsrc=description
Students, if you are looking for ideas on how to turn this into a science fair project, see:…
Here we explain how Port Royal - "the most wicked and sinful city in the world", cars, roads, and huge buildings can sink into the ground during during earthquakes or blasting.
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Created by Henry Reich
Video Concept and Writing: Mary Beth Griggs
Animation: Jorge Cham | PhD TV - https://phdcomics.com/tv/
Production and Writing Team: Alex Reich, Peter Reich, Emily Elert, Ever Salazar
Music: Nathaniel Schroeder
And thanks to Robert Jones for helping us find the NatGeo article.…
Lisa Tatafu-Puloka is in for a fascinating insight into how the some of the country's infrastructure projects such as roads, buildings, tunnels, bridges and wastewater systems are planned and executed. She joins mentor Mel Wright, a civil engineering technician from New Zealand's largest infrastructure consultancy, Opus International Consultants, to find out more about industry.
First up Mel takes Lisa to the site of Auckland's north western motorway extension where she shows her one of the…
An quick informative video on waste water treatment in the US. This video is a good overview of the San Francisco waste water treatment tour led by Down to a Science.
Are you in better shape than Taylor Swift? Turn the famous "Taylor Swift Challenge" treadmill workout into a science project as you measure volunteers' running speeds or heart rates while running and singing their favorite Taylor Swift songs. Check out our website for written instructions: https://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project-ideas/HumBio_p065/human-biology-health/taylor-swift-treadmill-challenge?ytid=VfWoOQsueBE&ytsrc=description
Learn more about the Taylor Swift…
I’m so stoked to debut Hack Pack! Teens and adults can now level up their own creative engineering skills and build a desktop turret robot alongside me: https://www.crunchlabs.com/hackpack
Hack Pack is a DIY robot subscription box that’s perfect for teens and adults with no coding experience required! Get 1 free box at https://www.crunchlabs.com/hackpack
Here is the first video lesson and build video- https://youtu.be/1j1kAuqePJo?si=0-3CfuU0s1IzoKyx
Here is the Arduino 101 Crash Course video-…
Parts list, circuit diagram, and example code for this science project are available on our website: https://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project-ideas/Elec_p110/electricity-electronics/leaf-color-detection?ytid=8smNcRl_YZk&ytsrc=description
Color sensor tutorial: https://youtu.be/oPFQrKC0nSg?si=3kpcfVHzt74oULem
Robotic arm project:…
In this experiment, you will compare and contrast dairy and plant-based milks and use the scientific method to determine which milks have the lowest and highest amount of protein.
To learn more about how to perform this experiment on your own, check out the written instructions here: https://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project-ideas/FoodSci_p084/cooking-food-science/plant-based-milk-protein?ytid=lgMg3W0jG2o&ytsrc=description
0:00 Introduction
0:08 Plant-based milk…
Parts list, circuit diagram, and code: https://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project-ideas/Elec_p109/electricity-electronics/refreshable-braille-display?ytid=D0-yi5dm2qw&ytsrc=description
0:00 introduction
0:28 solenoid close-up
1:58 circuit overview
4:49 breadboard diagram
11:35 code
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