
Why Cramming Gets a "C"
Studies show that spacing out learning over time works best

Why Cramming Gets a "C"
Studies show that spacing out learning over time works best

A Really Long Straw
A pressurized science project from Science Buddies


Generate Electricity with a Lemon Battery
A tingly science project from Science Buddies

Popsicle Stick Trusses: What Shape Is Strongest?
A structural science project by Science Buddies

Pluto, Ready for Your Close-Up!
At just before 7:50 A.M. today, July 14, 2015, the New Horizons spacecraft made its closest approach to Pluto. After a 9.5-year, three-billion-mile voyage, the ship got within about 7,750 miles from the surface

Students Get Creative When Competing to Study Genes in Space
Creativity may not be a term that the average person would associate with DNA research or space exploration, but the youth science competition Genes in Space is showing students and teachers that the concepts actually go hand-in-hand. The competition introduces students to cutting-edge technology, asks them to propose real-world questions about the effects of space travel on living organisms, teams students up with science experts, and then performs the winning experiment on the International Space Station.

The Imagination Institute Awards Nearly $3M to Advance the Science of Imagination
We spend so much time on standardized testing and measuring learning ability that we don’t track how much we’re developing the key competencies that enable us to imagine what could be

Make a Whirlybird from Paper
A spinning science activity by Science Buddies

Mentors Matter: In Loving Memory of Nicholas J. Mackintosh (1935-2015)
Today would have been my mentor's 80th birthday. Happy Birthday Nick and thanks for showing me that mentors really do matter.

The Magnifying Effect of a Water Drop
An optical science activity from Science Buddies

Bring Science to Life to Boost Students' Interest in STEM
Connect With STEM initiative aims to increase both the visibility of a variety of science careers and the diverse types of people doing those jobs

Measure Surface Tension with a Penny
A soapy science activity from Science Buddies