Science News for Kids » science fair http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org Publication of the Society for Science & the Public Sun, 19 May 2013 15:00:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 When one question leads to another http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/04/when-one-question-leads-to-another/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/04/when-one-question-leads-to-another/#comments Sun, 07 Apr 2013 15:00:18 +0000 Susan Gaidos http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=16330 Student Erika DeBenedictis spent years studying the so-called interplanetary superhighway. Her persistence paid off: In 2010, Erika placed first in the Intel Science Talent Search for her research. Credit: Martin Lo, Caltech

Young scientists find advantages to pursuing related problems — sometimes for years on end]]> Student Erika DeBenedictis spent years studying the so-called interplanetary superhighway. Her persistence paid off: In 2010, Erika placed first in the Intel Science Talent Search for her research. Credit: Martin Lo, Caltech

Young scientists find advantages to pursuing related problems — sometimes for years on end]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/04/when-one-question-leads-to-another/feed/ 0 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 Pathways to research: Connecting with scientists http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/08/budding-researchers-get-ahead-by-spending-their-free-time-working-side-by-side-with-real-scientists/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/08/budding-researchers-get-ahead-by-spending-their-free-time-working-side-by-side-with-real-scientists/#comments Thu, 02 Aug 2012 15:33:50 +0000 Daniel Strain http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=13448 That’s no hairnet: Emily Prentiss and brain scientist John Butler practice attaching special probes to the head of a fellow researcher at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York City. These probes record the brain’s electric pulses and helped Prentiss study how the organ reacts to sudden changes in the environment. The young student was able to complete the project with Butler’s guidance. Credit: Courtesy of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Budding researchers get ahead by spending their free time working side by side with real scientists ]]> That’s no hairnet: Emily Prentiss and brain scientist John Butler practice attaching special probes to the head of a fellow researcher at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York City. These probes record the brain’s electric pulses and helped Prentiss study how the organ reacts to sudden changes in the environment. The young student was able to complete the project with Butler’s guidance. Credit: Courtesy of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Budding researchers get ahead by spending their free time working side by side with real scientists ]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/08/budding-researchers-get-ahead-by-spending-their-free-time-working-side-by-side-with-real-scientists/feed/ 0 Walking on water http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/07/scientists-explain-why-a-liquid-like-cornstarch-and-water-can-sometimes-act-like-a-solid/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/07/scientists-explain-why-a-liquid-like-cornstarch-and-water-can-sometimes-act-like-a-solid/#comments Mon, 30 Jul 2012 21:23:13 +0000 Stephen Ornes http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=13423 his cornstarch and water goo looks like a liquid, but put your hand on the surface and pull up, like a researcher here, and the goo sticks and rises with your hand (before gravity takes over and it drops). That's because in motion, this goo becomes thick and heavy like a solid. Credit: University of Chicago

Scientists explain why a liquid can sometimes act like a solid]]> his cornstarch and water goo looks like a liquid, but put your hand on the surface and pull up, like a researcher here, and the goo sticks and rises with your hand (before gravity takes over and it drops). That's because in motion, this goo becomes thick and heavy like a solid. Credit: University of Chicago

Scientists explain why a liquid can sometimes act like a solid]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/07/scientists-explain-why-a-liquid-like-cornstarch-and-water-can-sometimes-act-like-a-solid/feed/ 0 Helmet helper http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/05/helmet-helper/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/05/helmet-helper/#comments Tue, 15 May 2012 21:21:02 +0000 Sid Perkins http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=12642 The Skid Lid Helmet Helper, a cap-like liner (far right) made of 1-centimeter-thick strips filled with a gel-like material, may absorb as much as 97 percent of the energy of an impact, Longcroft’s tests suggest.

Gel-filled liner absorbs energy of impacts, may reduce sports-related head injuries]]> The Skid Lid Helmet Helper, a cap-like liner (far right) made of 1-centimeter-thick strips filled with a gel-like material, may absorb as much as 97 percent of the energy of an impact, Longcroft’s tests suggest.

Gel-filled liner absorbs energy of impacts, may reduce sports-related head injuries]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/05/helmet-helper/feed/ 0 Competing with math http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/04/competing-with-math/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/04/competing-with-math/#comments Wed, 18 Apr 2012 18:20:06 +0000 Daniel Strain http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=12405 math_feature

Five high schoolers are the new faces of mathematics]]> math_feature

Five high schoolers are the new faces of mathematics]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/04/competing-with-math/feed/ 0