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Example Score Calculation for the 2024 Science Buddies Engineering Challenge

K - 5th
Build a rubber band-powered car in this fun engineering challenge!
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Rubber Band Car | 2024 Science Buddies Engineering Challenge

K - 5th
In this fun engineering challenge, your students will build rubber band-powered cars using the engineering design process and compete to see how far they can go.
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RGB LED Color Mixing with Arduino (Lesson #28)

K - 5th
This easy video tutorial will show you how to use an Arduino.
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How to Use a PIR Sensor with Arduino (Lesson #26)

K - 5th
This easy video tutorial will show you how to use an Arduino.
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Simple Explanation of the Minimax Algorithm with Tic-Tac-Toe

K - 5th
Explore how changing the depth that the Minimax algorithm explores can change the decisions that it makes
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LED Circuit Design: LEDs in Series

K - 5th
Learn to design LED circuits for maximum efficiency, including choosing a battery and resistors, in this electrical engineering project.
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LED Circuit Design: Solve for Current with Known Resistor

K - 5th
Learn to design LED circuits for maximum efficiency, including choosing a battery and resistors, in this electrical engineering project.
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Build a Simple Electric Motor

K - 5th
Build a simple electric motor with just a battery, magnet, paper clips, and coil of wire in this fun science experiment!
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What Sugar And Tea Does a Kombucha Biofilm Prefer?

K - 5th
See how changing the tea or sugar used by a SCOBY biofilm impacts fermentation by measuring the biochemistry of the kombucha solution over time.
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Wearable Arduino Heart Rate Monitor

K - 5th
Design and build a programmable heart rate monitor in this engineering project.
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Upcycle Paper Products into Plantable Seed Paper

K - 5th
Paper upcycling: its importance, process, and environmental impact. Learn how to reduce waste and reuse materials while testing eco-friendly fertilizers.
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The Taylor Swift Challenge

K - 5th
Based on Taylor Swift's Eras Tour treadmill workout, in this science project you will find out how talking and singing impact people's speed or heart rate while running.
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Terminal Velocity Science Project | Compare Experimental and Theoretical Terminal Velocity

K - 5th
Examine how the number of parachutes affects the terminal velocity of a model crew capsule as it lands on Earth.
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MrBeast-Inspired Science Project: Protect the Prize!

K - 5th
Inspired by MrBeast, try to protect a valuable prize from a series of onslaughts in this fun engineering project.
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Micro:bit Solar Tracker

K - 5th
In this engineering project you will build and test a mini solar tracker system using a micro:bit.
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Make a Simple Puff Switch | Micro:bit

K - 5th
Make an adaptive puff switch that the user can activate by blowing into a straw in this fun science project
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Make a Communication Aid With Micro:bit

K - 5th
Use a programmable micro:bit board to help nonverbal people express their emotions with an alternative communication device
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Make a Color Detector App with MIT App Inventor

K - 5th
Design a mobile app designed to assist colorblind people that uses your phone's camera and automatically detects colors.
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How to Build Your Own Microfluidic Device

K - 5th
In this project you will use the Engineering Design Process to test and design your own microfluidic device design and test how the design and thickness of the channels impacts the ability for liquid to flow through the microfluidic...
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DIY Adaptive Switch with Craft Materials

K - 5th
Make an adaptive switch that a user can activate with their foot, hand, or head to control an output like lights or sound.
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Can Beeswax Wraps Replace Plastic Wraps?

K - 5th
In this science project you will create a beeswax wrap and compare it's physical properties, sustainable characteristics, and food storage capabilities to commonly used plastic wrap.
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Arduino Solar Tracker

K - 5th
Build a device to make a solar panel track the sun throughout the day in this engineering project
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Arduino Evaporative Cooling System

K - 5th
Make a thermostat-controlled evaporative cooling system using an Arduino in this fun science project.
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Obstacle Detecting Glasses with Arduino

K - 5th
Design glasses with a built-in distance sensor and buzzer to warn blind people of an approaching obstacle.