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Electronics Primer: Resources

Science Buddies — Electronics Primer: List of additional electronics resources. The following videos present helpful "how-to" information about working with breadboards. These websites and documents provide more information about working with breadboards.More…

Electronics Primer: Terms

Science Buddies — Angle of light beam (for example, an LED with an angle of 15 degrees produces a more focused beam than one with a beam of 45 degrees); and Light-emitting diodes come in a variety of sizes, shapes, and colors. (Wikipedia, 2008.) Resistors have ...More…

Electronics Primer: Introduction

Science Buddies — Electronics Primer: A very basic introduction to the key terms used in electronics. The field of electronics offers a powerful set of tools for obtaining accurate numerical data. Instead of just saying that there is a difference between two ...More…

The Value of a Science Fair Project

Science Buddies — With the jam-packed schedules of today's families, why would either a student or a parent want to add one more major activity? Clearly, any school project assigned to a student should meet a stringent test for usefulness. Surprising to some, a ...More…

Science Fair Directory

Science Buddies — Intel Science Talent Search (STS): A competition for high school seniors. Top prize is a $100,000 scholarship. Siemens Westinghouse Competition in Math, Science and Technology: A competition for high school students. Top prize is a $100,000 ...More…

Why Do Birds Fly in a V-formation?

Science Buddies — In this science fair project, the student will make a wind tunnel to test how the formation of birds in flight affects flight efficiency. This is an advanced project that will require substantial initiative to design, build, and test. The ...More…

Paintball Ballistics

Science Buddies — Use a paintball gun to compare the calculated vs. the actual range of a projectile. You should have access to a paintball gun, be familiar with how to shoot it safely, and have access to an open area where you can shoot it. This project has a ...More…

Setting Up the Experiment

Science Buddies — In this science fair project, investigate the effect of speed on the distance and height of the skateboard trick the You, or someone you know, must already own a skateboard and safety gear, and know how to skate to perform the ollie trick. You ...More…

Propagate Plants Without Using Seeds!

Science Buddies — Plant biology science fair project that explores factors involved in successful propagation of plants using plant division instead of seeds. The objective of this plant biology science fair project is to determine how different growth media ...More…

Moss is Boss: Using Plants to Determine Direction

Science Buddies — In this plant biology science fair project, students will investigate whether the location of moss growth on trees is a good way to determine cardinal direction. You must have access to three lone trees that have moss growing on their bases, and ...More…

Toxic Trees: Just How Toxic is That Black Walnut Tree?

Science Buddies — The goal of this plant biology science fair project is to make and test an herbicide made from the leaves of the black walnut tree and investigate the toxicity of black walnut trees. You must have access to black walnut trees on your own ...More…

Stealthy Shapes: How to Make an Aircraft Invisible to Radar

Science Buddies — In this engineering science fair project, students will determine which 3-D geometric shapes scatter light the most. To determine which 3-D geometric shapes scatter the most light. Have you ever read any of the Harry Potter fantasy novels, or ...More…