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Stories by Ben Finio

Ben Finio is a senior staff scientist at Science Buddies and a lecturer at the Cornell University Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. Follow him on Twitter @BenFinio.

Build a Recycling-Sorting Machine

A sustainable science project from Science Buddies

March 12, 2020 — Science Buddies and Ben Finio

Space & Physics

Build a Cooler

A cool science activity from Science Buddies

February 27, 2020 — Science Buddies and Ben Finio

Space & Physics

Build a Paper Airplane Launcher

A soaring science activity from Science Buddies

February 6, 2020 — Science Buddies and Ben Finio

Mars Rover Obstacle Course

A space science activity from Science Buddies

January 16, 2020 — Science Buddies and Ben Finio

Space & Physics

Science with a Smartphone: Accelerometer

A physics science activity from Science Buddies

December 26, 2019 — Science Buddies and Ben Finio

Space & Physics

Build Your Own Speaker

A sound science activity from Science Buddies

December 5, 2019 — Science Buddies and Ben Finio

Space & Physics

Make a Marble Roller Coaster

A physics project from Science Buddies

November 14, 2019 — Science Buddies and Ben Finio

Space & Physics

Build a Wind-Powered Car

A sailing science project from Science Buddies

October 24, 2019 — Science Buddies and Ben Finio

Space & Physics

Science with a Smartphone: Measure Light with Lux

A light science activity from Science Buddies

October 3, 2019 — Science Buddies and Ben Finio

Space & Physics

Shaky Science: Build a Seismograph

A seismic science activity from Science Buddies

August 22, 2019 — Science Buddies and Ben Finio

Make Elephant Toothpaste

A bubbly science project from Science Buddies

August 1, 2019 — Science Buddies and Ben Finio

Space & Physics

Lift Water with an Archimedes Screw

A gravity-defying science project from Science Buddies

July 11, 2019 — Science Buddies and Ben Finio

Space & Physics

Surviving the Stormy Seas—with Science

A stormy science project from Science Buddies

June 20, 2019 — Science Buddies and Ben Finio

Build a Bird Nest

A springtime science activity from Science Buddies

May 30, 2019 — Science Buddies and Ben Finio

Space & Physics

What Material Makes the Strongest Bridge?

A civil engineering science project from Science Buddies

May 9, 2019 — Science Buddies and Ben Finio

Space & Physics

Build Your Own Mini Golf Course

A sports science activity from Science Buddies

April 18, 2019 — Science Buddies and Ben Finio

Space & Physics

Make Your Own Sports Equipment

A sports science activity from Science Buddies

March 21, 2019 — Science Buddies and Ben Finio

Space & Physics

Science with a Smartphone: Decibel Meter

A sound science activity from Science Buddies

March 14, 2019 — Science Buddies and Ben Finio

Space & Physics

How Tall Can You Build a Tower Before It Topples?

A structural science activity from Science Buddies

February 21, 2019 — Science Buddies and Ben Finio

Space & Physics

Perform a Scientific Balancing Act

A physics science activity from Science Buddies

January 24, 2019 — Science Buddies and Ben Finio

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