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Science Friday partners with educators and scientists to create free STEM activities, lessons, and resources for all learners.
Remaster the Golden Record
Nearly 40 years ago, two Voyager spacecraft left our planet carrying gold-plated records of information about Earth’s organisms and cultures. This activity challenges your students to craft a contemporary Golden Record of sounds, images, and information portraying the diversity of life and culture on Earth.
Birding as a Gateway to Environmental Education
Audubon New York’s For The Birds program uses local birds to connect New York elementary school students to their neighborhood ecosystems.
Go Mothing!
All you need to observe moths is a sheet, a light, and good weather.
Burping Bioacoustics
Explore the field of bioacoustics by recording and analyzing the sound waves of human burps.
Make a Squid Print
Observe the different features of a squid from your local market and then create a squid print where you can document your findings.
Discuss the Applications and Implications of Metal Foam
What responsibility, if any, do scientists and the public have to make sure new technologies are developed for the purpose of good? Have students discuss this issue by brainstorming possible uses for a new metal foam and then deciding who should address unintended uses of that technology.
Sampling and Estimation With Bountiful ‘Beetles’
In this activity, explore the science and the math behind sampling. Use your data to make predictions about the most common color in a population of candy beetles.
Protected Pitfall Traps
In this activity from the book “Outdoor Science Lab for Kids” by Liz Heinecke, learn to make a pitfall trap to safely capture and observe arthropods.
Twitter Polling and Sample Bias: A Case Study
As part of our #TakeASample Science Club, Science Friday asked its Twitter audience a few simple survey questions, and they answered by the thousands. But do the data mean anything?
Discussing the Impacts of Social Media Algorithms
Students use an excerpt of Science Friday as a springboard to discuss and write about algorithms used in social media and their impact on the user experience. Common Core aligned discussion and writing for grades 9-12.