Science News for Kids: TeacherZone home
A set of questions about this week's article for use in your classroom. Click here. Welcome to the TeacherZone Science materials and resources for teachers and parents. Article: Invisible fossils of the first animals This week's article-related ... [... more]
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Science News for Kids: PuzzleZone home
The PuzzleZone team has a new brainteaser for you every week. Try this week's puzzle, then come back next week to check your answer. Eight numbers are placed in the circles as shown above. Do you see a pattern in going from one number to the next ... [... more]
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Science News for Kids: SciFiZone home
Bring in your imagination and sense of wonder. Leave your doubts at the door. This is where creativity dances with science, art grows from ideas, and storytellers spin hypotheses. The "Monster Madness" challenge stirred up some mail. Thank you! [... more]
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Science News for Kids: ScienceFairZone home
Science fair tips, topics, news, student profiles, winning projects, and more. Emerging Networks' "U.S. Space and Rocket Center" Award, Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge, 2007 Project background: Prem's brother had a beat-up old car, . [... more]
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Science News for Kids: LabZone home
Here's your chance to get hands-on experience exploring the wonders of the world around us. Investigate the seed-eating preferences of birds in your local area. Read more. Talk Back: Do you have any comments about this activity? Send them to us ... [... more]
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Science News for Kids: Snapshot: Vitamin D-licious Mushrooms
Over the past few years the sun has gotten a bad rap. Too much sunshine can put you at risk for skin cancer. And an overdose of sun can also lead to nasty sunburns, or even heatstroke. But the sun isn’t always bad for the body. Scientists have ... [... more]
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Science News for Kids: Snapshot: Middle school science ...
Curiosity brings kids to Washington, D.C. for national science competition Have you ever noticed something — like ants in your backyard, or a smoke from a forest fire, or the moon at night — and thought to yourself “I wonder…?” These two words ... [... more]
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Science News for Kids: Feature: Body clocks
Scientists are finding that when you sleep is just as important as how much you sleep Try this: For an entire day, forget about the clock. Eat when you’re hungry and sleep when you’re tired. What do you think will happen? You may be surprised to ... [... more]
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Science News for Kids: Snapshot: Sugar-pill medicine
Just expecting to feel better can sometimes cure what’s ailing you Feeling sick? You wouldn’t want to take fake medicine for an earache or major illness. But in some cases, the fake stuff can help. Studies have long shown that fake medicines, or ... [... more]
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Science News for Kids: Feature: Salt secrets
You probably eat a lot more salt than you realize, and that could be bad for your health When you look at your food, some ingredients are easy to see. For example, there is obviously milk in your cereal, cheese on your pizza and peanut butter on ... [... more]
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Science News for Kids: Snapshot: Ear pain, weight gain
Scientists have found a link between frequent childhood ear infections and obesity later in life. Life is already painful for kids who get lots of ear infections. Adding insult to injury, scientists say that these kids may also have to worry ... [... more]
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Science News for Kids: Snapshot: The chemistry of ...
A brain chemical may help people stay awake even when they are really, really tired. When the school year starts, it can be tough to switch from lazy summer mornings to the blaring buzz of an alarm clock. After a few early mornings, extreme ... [... more]
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