Remembering 2007!

Here’s a post from Sept 13 2007 that I decided to re-post today due to yet another tooth loss..

For those of you with younger kids I am sure this will be timely.
When monumental moments occur like the loss of first teeth don’t forget to seize those scientific moments and discuss science in addition to all that important tooth fairy stuff. Read More..

Why does my child carry his body-weight in books to school everyday?

Every now and then it’s good to vent.

Why is it that my son’s backpack weighs more than he does?

I am sure I am not the only one to have noticed the weight of these things!

Our children are now like those ants we read about when we were children. You know, the ones that can lift 5 times their own weight. Or was it 3 times? Well, I’m sure I can find the answer in my son’s backpack because I’m pretty certain the sum total of human knowledge must be in there, somewhere. Read More..

Science With Africa! Floats like a Boat, Sinks like a Bean?

Science With Me! is trying to spread science and scientific thinking around the globe. To this end, we have sponsored an expat in a rural community in Africa to get African kids doing Science With Me! We hope you in the Americas, Australia, Europe and Asia follow suit!

Enjoy this experiment!
And be sure and leave Bernie a comment below!

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Bernie’s got a problem. His father, Mr. Reynolds, says beans sink, but Bernie knows full well that beans float- he’s seen them with his own eyes! Read More..

Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist Challenge

The U.S. Bureau of Statistics projects that STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) jobs will increase by over 20 percent in the next five years alone, but the U.S. is now finding a lack of young adults interested in science careers, further deteriorating the country’s global competitive edge.

To help the next generation of great innovators, Discovery Education and 3M are looking for America’s next “Top Young Scientist.” Ten finalists will be chosen to work directly with a 3M scientist to create an innovation that solves a problem in everyday life that they will present at the 3M Innovation Center for the chance to win $25,000!

To enter the Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist Challenge, students in grades 5 through 8 can submit a short video that explains the science behind a solution to an everyday problem, such as…

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Learn about ‘Dem Bones

If your child wants to learn about the bones in their body, you can easily teach them by using a built-in teaching aid – their own skeleton. Or, you can peruse Science With Me!’s own resident skeleton, Stanley, for a look at the way bones are organized in the human body! Read More..