The Sciences
Spud Launchers: 3 Girls, Their Potatoes and the International Space Station
For three young women in Buffalo, a trip to the movies ultimately led to meeting an astronaut and sending an experiment into space
Frontiers for Young Minds
Science by and for kids ages 8-15
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When I Grow Up: 5 Lessons Scientists Would Share with Their Younger Selves
What sparked their curiosity, and what experiences threatened to put out that flame? The answers might be somewhat unexpected
The Sciences
The Toughest Audience: Presenting Your Research to a Panel of Kids
Frontiers for Young Minds hosted its first live review event at the Chabot Space and Science Center as part of the Bay Area Science Festival. Researchers presented their work in 5-minute presentations, and then were questioned by a panel of Young Reviewers – ages 9-17 – in front of a live audience...
Space & Physics
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 Sciences
No Wonder My Ears Hurt When Flying
A recent flight with an empty water bottle gave me a new appreciation for the pressures that my ear drums deal with each time I fly.
The Sciences
Never Perfect: Making Research Decisions about Close Enough for Now
Imagine you have been plopped in the middle of a desert and asked to make a geologic map of the surrounding square mile over the next seven hours. What would you do? How would you start?...
The Sciences
Trying for Fun, and Ending Up with a Textbook Instead
In the process of trying to design an article that did not feel like a textbook, we created an article that reminded kids of just that. It is easy to fall into the trap of thinking that knowing about your audience is the same as knowing what they actually like...
Health
Being Lactose Intolerant in the Land of Cheese and Chocolate
Considering that ~65% of humans have trouble digesting lactose, one would think that the standard method for figuring out which products will or won't cause you days of pain would be more sophisticated than "give it a try."...
Mind & Brain
Name That Tune: What Parts of Our Brains Do We Use for Naming Songs?
Proper nouns are names for unique persons, places, and things. One of these “things” can be songs. Songs have specific names, such as “Take Me Out to the Ballgame” or “Jingle Bells.” When you hear a song, you often think of its name...
The Sciences
Don't Explain So Much at Once, and Other Advice from Young Science Readers
Though scientists are often motivated to explain their research to the public, many find themselves floundering with how best to communicate what they do for those with little or no experience in their field of study...
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