Science News for Kids » Bill Wallace http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org Publication of the Society for Science & the Public Thu, 23 May 2013 17:00:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Science champs http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/11/science-champs/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/11/science-champs/#comments Sun, 04 Nov 2012 15:00:40 +0000 Helen Fields http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=14637 Raymond Gilmartin (at white board) took home the top prize at this year’s Broadcom MASTERS for his project investigating car spoilers. Credit: SSP

Young scientists focus their research on real-world problems]]> Raymond Gilmartin (at white board) took home the top prize at this year’s Broadcom MASTERS for his project investigating car spoilers. Credit: SSP

Young scientists focus their research on real-world problems]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/11/science-champs/feed/ 0 How teachers cultivate young scientists http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/10/how-teachers-cultivate-young-scientists/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/10/how-teachers-cultivate-young-scientists/#comments Thu, 04 Oct 2012 15:51:29 +0000 Erin Wayman http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=14321 Martin Shapiro, an instructor at the 2012 SSP Fellows Institute, demonstrates the “electric pickle” experiment, a fun way to introduce students to research. Credit: SSP

SSP Fellows share tips on how to introduce research into the classroom]]> Martin Shapiro, an instructor at the 2012 SSP Fellows Institute, demonstrates the “electric pickle” experiment, a fun way to introduce students to research. Credit: SSP

SSP Fellows share tips on how to introduce research into the classroom]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/10/how-teachers-cultivate-young-scientists/feed/ 0 Problems with ‘the scientific method’ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/07/problems-with-the-scientific-method/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/07/problems-with-the-scientific-method/#comments Thu, 05 Jul 2012 19:53:05 +0000 Jennifer Cutraro http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=13169 Credit: NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center/Bill Hrybyk

Scientists rarely follow one straightforward path to understanding the natural world ]]> Credit: NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center/Bill Hrybyk

Scientists rarely follow one straightforward path to understanding the natural world ]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/07/problems-with-the-scientific-method/feed/ 0 How creativity powers science http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/05/how-creativity-powers-science/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/05/how-creativity-powers-science/#comments Thu, 24 May 2012 18:17:05 +0000 Jennifer Cutraro http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=12805 Going for a walk in the woods may lead to an aha! moment. Many people figure out creative, new ways to solve problems by allowing their minds to wander.

Some of the best ideas come not from poring over the facts but from a walk in the woods ]]> Going for a walk in the woods may lead to an aha! moment. Many people figure out creative, new ways to solve problems by allowing their minds to wander.

Some of the best ideas come not from poring over the facts but from a walk in the woods ]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/05/how-creativity-powers-science/feed/ 0