Put your rollercoaster physics to the text with newspaper rolls and chutes. Build a Paper Roller Coaster by Ben Finio, Science Buddies. This is a slightly more elaborate activity also involving folded paper.Books for younger readersThese are generally aimed at ages 9–12....
Create test force chambers using a plastic cup, Jell-O, and marbles (get full instructions at the link below). Spin the cup to see how centripetal force moves the marble inside the Jell-O. Learn more:Centripetal Force Jell-O/Science Buddies 30. Raisin Dehydration Have students dry grapes i...
Science Buddies: Does it matter? Measure the splatter!: A fun activity based on the forensic science concept of "blood splatter" (using fake blood!). Crime Scene Investigation Activities: Links to various CSI, forensic, and detective activities that can be used as part of STEM classes. ...
and provided ideas on how to address this insidious problem. The post was well received (as of 8 Dec 2016, >2,500 views). And after some prompting from twitter buddies (thank you) the post was developed as a manuscript, and reviewed and...
To help users manage how they share their information, Houston provides controls to make it possible for a user to share a step count record with only certain buddies, with everyone, or with no one. Results from a pilot evaluation of Houston revealed that messages of social support were very...
App launcher (and/or store): A tool that can make it convenient for home-venue VR users to switch from one experience to another is the “App Launcher,” which behaves in much the same way as a smartphone or tablet main screen that provides the options available to the user. Furthermore...
A week from today, theNASA New Horizons Spacecraftwill perform its close flyby of Pluto, beaming back the first color images of our solar system’s last uncharted world (and finally telling the makers of theCelestial Buddiesline what color they should make their long-awaited cuddly Pluto). ...
Best buddies The riders who have been teammates for the longest are Luke Durbridge/ Michael Hepburn and Robert Gesink/Steven Kruijswijk both 15 years, Geraint Thomas has ridden with Ben Swift and Salvatore Puccio for 14 years and Luke Rowe with Salvatore Puccio for 13. ...
but it is fascinating that we are losing it–and that so few people know about it. This is one of those fun facts you can drag out at parties and immediately paint a big sign on your forehead saying “look at me, I’m a geek!” But unless your drinking buddies at said party are...
However, over the last five years, I’ve been gorging on science fiction short stories, and I’ve been surprised by how often his stories show up in anthologies. Then, a few weeks ago, I readThe Bradbury Chronicles, a biography of Ray Bradbury by Sam Weller. Bradbury’s life was riveti...