Science Buddies
Dedicated to increasing science literacy and making science fairs and science education fun and accessible to students, teachers, and parents, Science Buddies houses a repository of over 900 free science fair project ideas.
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Science Buddies The "Science Buddies Project Ideas Roundup" newsletter will come out soon. If you're not already signed up to receive Science Buddies' newsletters and would like to receive our periodic mailings, please visit: http://tinyurl.com/yz4xtae

November 17 at 12:10pm
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Science Buddies Congratulations to Corrie Bryant-Habib in GA. Corrie won a Science Buddies coffee mug in our drawing for those who contributed to our "Your Favorite Science Buddies Resource" discussion. http://www.cafepress.com/sciencebuddies

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Corrie - please contact us at scibuddy@sciencebuddies.org so we can send you the mug!
November 16 at 9:07am
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Science Buddies Surrounded by brightly-colored fall leaves? It's the perfect time to explore "extractions" and "paper chromatography." For more hands-on fun, try making a set of markers from leaves. These projects work for even the youngest of classrooms - and take only a few hours! On the Science Buddies blog: http://tinyurl.com/ybkvgw5

November 10 at 9:41am
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Science Buddies Channel "time change" discussions into awareness of timekeeping methods around the world and Circadian Cycles. On the Science Buddies blog: http://tinyurl.com/ykgxxon

November 4 at 8:57am
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Science Buddies Ken is back on the blog with a second installment in his astrophotography series. Tune in as he talks about preparation he did in order to take long-exposure photos of M81 and M82 galaxies. http://tinyurl.com/yzttygm

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I wrote earlier about my trek to the northeastern corner of California to attend the Golden State Star Party. My objective was to photograph a galaxy, and after checking out the pristine skies during my ...
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Science Buddies Feeling the frenzy of "trick or treat"? Turn those sugar highs into science with this roundup of short and sweet science projects, perfect for the week after Halloween. On the Science Buddies blog: http://www.sciencebuddies.org/blog/2009/10/trick-or-treat-science.php

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Giant four-foot spiders climbing the sides of houses, carved pumpkins perched along stairwells of houses, ghosts dangling from eaves, and R.I.P. stakes in lawns here and there bring tidings of all things Halloween. ...
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Science Buddies Something is going on with the "Favorite Resources" discussion here at Facebook. It "disappeared," and attempts to create a new discussion are failing. If you are visiting to join the discussion and enter the giveaway mentioned in the recent Science Buddies' newsletter, we apologize for the inconvenience. We are working to get the problem corrected.

October 28 at 8:56am
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It seems to have been a temporary problem! Please join iin the discussion and share with us (and fellow teachers and parents and Science Buddies' fans) your favorite Science Buddies resource. To access the discussion, use the "Discussions" tabs above (between "Info" and "Causes").
October 28 at 9:42pm
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Science Buddies We want to know what your favorite Science Buddies resource is! Leave a comment in the "Favorite Resource" discussion by November 15 to be entered in a drawing for a Science Buddies coffee mug. http://www.facebook.com/pages/Science-Buddies/96875902463?v=app_2373072738#/topic.php?uid=96875902463&topic=12016

October 22 at 11:14am
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VOE will begin a "Lunch Bunch" with 5th graders and Plant Earth! Science is so much FUN!
October 26 at 7:25pm
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Science Buddies New Science Fair Project Idea: How Sweet It Is—How Much Sugar Is Really in That Soda? (Science Buddies' difficulty level: 6) http://tinyurl.com/yjboh97

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In this science fair project, use a precision hydrometer to measure the amount of sugar in soda.
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Science Buddies The first "Scientist's Pick of the Month" feature on the Science Buddies Blog is live. Check out Michelle's pick - an edgy skateboarding project idea. http://www.sciencebuddies.org/blog/2009/10/scientists-pick-the-physics-of-an-ollie.php

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Project: Popping an Ollie: How Skateboarders + Physics = A Really Cool TrickScientist: Michelle MaranowskiScience Buddies' Difficulty Level: 4
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Do their eyes shine when a sequence of 25 steps, a la MouseTrap, falls into place to turn on a lightbulb? Take their interest in and fascination with Rube Goldberg machines and channel it into mechanical engineering, civil engineering, or even physics-based science fair projects. We've got a short list on the blog to g...et you started: http://www.sciencebuddies.org/blog/2009/10/everyday-tasks-simple-machines-and-engineering-projects-1.phpRead More

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In his second "Road to the Science Fair" blog entry, Chicago-based guest teacher-blogger Brian shared questions raised as he met with staff and colleagues to talk about their upcoming science fair. Brian was prepared with an impressive set of well-considered and solid answers. ...
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If you don't remember "The Cog" ad (video) from a few years back, it's worth seeing! (See link in the blog post.)
October 15 at 11:44am
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coooooool
October 23 at 1:02am
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