Educate
Science Friday partners with educators and scientists to create free STEM activities, lessons, and resources for all learners.
Model The Texture-Changing Structures of Cuttlefish Skin: Papillae
Recreating this impressive feat of camouflage takes only a balloon and a bit of duct tape.
Earth’s History In A Column Of Coral
Take a look back in time by examining x-ray images of the insides of corals.
Drawing Congressional Districts Is Like Sudoku
It’s just simple math, on a map, and on steroids.
Cómo capturar un aroma
Separa y captura moléculas de aroma mediante vaporización por calor.
Interpret The Impacts Of Rising Ocean Temperatures On Ecosystems
Where do fish go when the water gets warm? It depends on the species.
Make A Memory Wire Circuit
Use nitinol or “memory” wire as a model muscle in this paper circuit activity.
How Shrinking Sea Ice May Be Shrinking Polar Bears
How is the body mass of polar bears changing as sea ice disappears? The answer may depend on where they live and feed.
How Do Infections Spread In Plants?
Students model the interaction of biotic and abiotic factors in a plant disease system, then use their data to inform recommendations to farmers to limit disease transmission.
Ethics, STEM, And The Modern Dr. Frankenstein
Tackle the centuries-old novel with some modern approaches for kids of all ages.
How Do Fossils Form? Fossilize Me! Card Game
Explore the diversity of fossil types and test your knowledge with the Fossilize Me! Card Game. Can you successfully put together an organism, type of preservation, and fossil before that organism decays?