Science Buddies
Science Buddies is a web resource for K–12 STEM learning, serving students, teachers, informal educators, and parents.
What Science Buddies is
Science Buddies is a web resource for K–12 STEM learning, serving students, teachers, informal educators, and parents. It offers more than 1,300 project ideas and activities across astronomy, biology, chemistry, earth and environmental science, engineering, physics, mathematics, and computer science. Free lesson plans use experiments and activities for elementary, middle, and high school classes. Materials include lesson plans, teacher guides, student worksheets, PDF and Word files, videos, quizzes, and rubrics. Teachers can assign resources through Google Classroom and Microsoft Teams, or link them from Canvas, Schoology, and other learning systems. Science Project Pathways creates recommended assignments and due dates from a teacher-entered start date. The Ask an Expert Forum connects students with volunteer scientists for project guidance. Most features work without registration. Science Buddies says it does not sell or share personal information for commercial purposes and identifies as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 2001. Online educational resources are free.
Good
- More than 1,300 project ideas and activities
- Covers broad K–12 STEM subjects
- Free lesson plans and educational resources
- LMS links and assignment scheduling
- Volunteer scientist guidance is available
Watch out
- Web access only
- No free trial is listed
- Science kits are purchased through Home Science Tools
- Some purchases involve credit-card information
Who it suits
Teachers can use its lesson materials with common learning-management systems.
Verdict
Science Buddies provides a broad free collection of project-based STEM resources and classroom materials. Its scheduling, LMS connections, and expert forum add support for school and home projects.
Plans and prices
From Science Buddies's own pricing page, checked 9 Oct 2001.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Science Buddies online resources | Free | Online educational resources for students and teachers |
The facts
Each one read from Science Buddies's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Audience
- The organization says its resources are designed for K–12 audiences, including students, teachers, informal educators, and parents.checked 9 Oct 2001
- Data handling
- The privacy policy says the platform is hosted on servers in the United States and that credit card information supplied for purchases is not stored.checked 9 Oct 2001
- Expert help
- The Ask an Expert Forum connects students with volunteer scientists for guidance on science projects and science fairs.checked 9 Oct 2001
- Kits
- Science Buddies kits are available exclusively through Home Science Tools, and the listed kits are purchased from that partner.checked 9 Oct 2001
- LMS integrations
- Science Buddies resources can be assigned through Google Classroom and Microsoft Teams, and linked from Canvas, Schoology, or other learning management systems.checked 9 Oct 2001
- Privacy
- The privacy policy says most features can be used without registering, and that Science Buddies does not sell or share personal information for commercial purposes.checked 9 Oct 2001
- Project resources
- The organization says it offers more than 1,300 project ideas and activities across STEM topics.checked 9 Oct 2001
- Project scheduling
- Science Project Pathways creates a project schedule with recommended assignments and due dates based on a teacher-entered start date.checked 9 Oct 2001
- Purpose
- Science Buddies provides hands-on STEM explorations for students of all ages, teachers, informal educators, and parents.checked 9 Oct 2001
- Support
- The contact page says technical support will respond within 24 hours or the next business day.checked 9 Oct 2001
The company
- Founded
- 2001checked 28 Sep 2001
- Maker status
- Science Buddies identifies itself as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.checked 9 Oct 2001
Money
- Lesson plans
- Its free lesson plans use hands-on experiments and activities for elementary, middle, and high school teachers.checked 9 Oct 2001
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