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How to Create and Remove Silver Tarnish | Science Project
In this science project, you will explore how silver can be cleaned using electrochemistry and investigate how the silver cleaning reaction changes with different electrolyte salt concentrations.
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Baking Soda and Vinegar Rockets | Science Project
Baking Soda Vinegar Rocket Science Project: Determine the correct ratio of baking soda to vinegar that will result in the highest launch of a plastic film canister.
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Arduino Mini-Drone Lesson Part 4: Mini Drone Assembly Instructions
In this video students will learn how to physically assemble their mini popsicle stick drones. This video is part of the Arduino Mini Drone Lesson video series.
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Arduino Mini-Drone Lesson Part 2: Controlling Motors with an Arduino and a Transistor
In this video, students will learn to control motors with an Arduino. This video is part of the Arduino Mini Drone Lesson video series.
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Arduino Self-Driving Car Lesson 8: Designing an Algorithm
Students will learn to design a navigation algorithm for their autonomous car in this video. This video is part of the Arduino Self-Driving Car Lesson video series.
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Arduino Self-Driving Car Lesson 6: Using the Infrared Sensors
Students will learn to detect lane lines using infrared light sensors in this video. This video is part of the Arduino Self-Driving Car Lesson video series.
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Arduino Self-Driving Car Lesson 4: Using the Ultrasonic Sensor
Students will learn how to use an ultrasonic distance sensor with an Arduino in this video. This video is part of the Arduino Self-Driving Car Lesson video series.
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Arduino Self-Driving Car Lesson 3: Controlling Motor Speed
Students will learn how to control motor speed with an Arduino in this video. This video is part of the Arduino Self-Driving Car Lesson video series.
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Arduino DC Motor Control with Analog Joysticks
Learn to control DC motors using analog joysticks and an Arduino.
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Find the Horsepower of a Toy Car | Science Project
Calculate the horsepower of a toy car in this fun physics science project.
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Easy Homopolar Motor | Science Project
In this science project, make a homopolar motor using simple parts, and determine how changing the diameter of the magnet affects the rate of rotation.
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How to Use Buzzers (Active and Passive) with an Arduino (Lesson #20)
Learn how to use both active and passive buzzers to add sound to your Arduino projects.
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Build a Radio-Controlled (RC) Arduino Robot | Science Project
Build a radio-controlled Arduino robot in this fun engineering projects.
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Arduino Mini-Drone Lesson Part 1: Introduction
In this STEM lesson, students will build a mini popsicle stick drone and use feedback control with an Arduino and an ultrasonic sensor to control the drone's altitude. This video is an introduction to the lesson.
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Arduino Self-Driving Car Lesson Introduction
Students will build their own self-driving, or autonomous, cars using an Arduino in this fun STEM lesson plan.
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Do a Physics Simulation Science Project
Use an online physics simulator to compare the real-world behavior of a physical device like a catapult, ball run, or Rube Goldberg machine to a computer simulation in this fun science project.
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The Ambiguous Cylinder Illusion
Is this shape a circle, a square, or both? The 3D printed "ambiguous cylinder" illusion by Prof. Kokichi Sugihara seems impossible. Learn how it works and how to make your own at Science Buddies:...
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Build a Simple Steerable Robot
This video shows how to build your own simple steerable robot with a wired remote control. This makes the circuit very easy to build for beginners. You can use a solderless breadboard for easy construction, or solder your circuit to make...
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How to Make an LED Temporary Tattoo – Cool Wearables
Make your own light-up LED temporary tattoo in this fun DIY activity! This is your chance to design and create your own wearable device. Written instructions and a materials list for this paper circuit project are available on the...
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Measure Electrolytes in Sports Drinks - Science Project
What has more electrolytes, Gatorade or orange juice? Find out in this science project as you build a circuit to measure the electrolyte content of different drinks. Science Project Kit:...
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How to Prepare Agar Plates for Seed Germination Experiments
This video will show you how to embed seeds in agar plates so you can conduct seed germination experiments. This process is easy and the clear agar and petri dishes allow you to easily observe the seeds as they germinate. For a science...
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Candy Camouflage
Have you ever wondered how predators, like wolves, lions, and hawks, are able to find their prey? And what can an animal do to stay off of a hunter's menu? To survive, some animals have developed specific camouflage tactics to fool their...
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Can You Hide in Plain Sight? A Camouflage STEM Activity
If you could choose to be an animal, would you rather be a predator or prey? Many prey animals have developed clever strategies to escape their predators. One strategy is camouflage, which allows animals to blend in with their...
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How to Blink an LED with Arduino
Learn how to blink an external LED connected to an Arduino digital I/O pin using the digitalWrite command. Visit the Science Buddies website for cool science projects you can do with an Arduino:...