For Young Scientists

Science at Home with Bayer

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For more than 150 years, Bayer has used science and imagination to advance health and nutrition. Science doesn’t just happen in labs – science is all around us and powers everything we do! Here we offer exciting insights into the variety of science.

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Science at Home - Episode 7

Be Kind to Your Mind: How to Boost Your Mental Health

For more than a year, people all over the world have been navigating our new, often difficult “normal” life, which has been provoking a lot of extra stress – for both, adults and children. But are kids equipped with the right tools to manage these new emotional and mental challenges, and do they even understand how to communicate about what they are feeling? In this edition of Science at Home, we join 11-year-old Austin So as he learns how to identify signs of stress and takes steps to boost and protect his mental health.

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Science at Home - Episode 6

Food Journey: Let‘s Travel Through Our Fridge

In today’s world, many of us expect to be able to get anything we want to eat, whenever we want it…but we don’t always think about what makes that possible. Join 7-year-old Scarlet Lennox from Switzerland as she takes a fascinating journey to learn more about where her food comes from, but also why fruits and vegetables taste and look the way they do, and why a more colorful diet is also a healthier diet.

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Science at Home - Special Edition

Virus Watch Out! How vaccination fights COVID-19

For more than a year now, a virus has been dominating every aspect of our lives. Everyone is talking about COVID-19 vaccines and why they are essential for ending the pandemic. With the help of Bayer medical experts and our kidfluencer Zoe Riddle, we have developed this special edition of Science at Home to answer some common kids’ questions about vaccines and COVID-19 in ways that are easy to understand.

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Science at Home - Episode 4

Understanding DNA: The Letters that Define Life

Like most siblings, 12-year-old Onna Okeke and her 11-year-old brother, Toby, have a lot in common. For starters, they look alike, sharing many similar facial features. They both love the cold, snowy winters of Canada, where they live. But Onna and Toby have plenty of differences too. So where do the similarities and differences come from? What is it that makes each person so unique – even when they are siblings? Let's get to the bottom of this together.

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Science at Home - Episode 3

What‘s Up with Global Warming?

Glaciers are melting, coral reefs are bleaching, trees are drying up and the Gulf Stream begins to weaken. These are all signs that global warming is slowly evolving and throwing nature out of balance. But what does global warming really mean, where does it come from and are we personally affected? In this edition of Science at Home, we join 10-year-old Alyssa Delaffon from England as she searches for those answers.

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Science at Home - Episode 2

The Immune System: Your Personal Superpower

Every day your body is exposed to thousands of germs, but you don’t always get sick from them. Why? Because you have a superpower that you might not know about! Inside your body lives a coordinated team of germ fighters called the immune system. To be immune means to be protected, and your immune system works to protect you from invading germs (also known as pathogens) that could cause you harm.

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Science at Home - Episode 1

Every Day Is Science Day

Why Should Kids Care About Science? Have you ever thought that science is “boring” and that it doesn’t have anything to do with your life? You are not alone! In fact, millions of people believe that science is something that only happens in a lab and has no connection to their own lives. We will show you how much science is in your everyday life.

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Science at Home - Season 1

Science at Home Season 1

As many of us adjust to distance learning models or school closures as a result of the global spread of COVID-19, we would like to share some fun science education content you can use at home. Your child may not be able to attend school right now, but their curiosity and love for science can continue at home. We are in this together!

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Science at Home: Highlights
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Kid Talk: Meet a Scientist

Every Day Is Science Day

Twelve-year-old Kellen Hayes recently had the chance to interview two of Bayer’s top scientists about the work they do and why they do it. Dr. Bob Reiter leads Research and Development for Bayer’s Crop Science division, and Dr. Abbie Lennox leads Research and Development for Bayer’s Consumer Health division. Watch Kellen’s “Kid Talk” interview with Bob and Abbie to learn why both would argue that science is everywhere.

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Kid Talk: Learn with an Athlete

The Science of Goalkeeping

Junior athlete Bruno Schmitt takes us to BayArena in Leverkusen to meet Bayer 04 Leverkusen Goalkeeper Lukas Hradecky. With the help of Goalkeeper Coach David Thiel, we learn how goalkeepers use science and physics to effectively defend the net.

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Learn with a scientist

Build a Bird’s Nest

Have you ever tried to build a real bird’s nest? It looks so easy…but there’s only one way to find out! In this episode of Learn with a Scientist, Bayer scientist Ruth Wagner and her three “junior scientist” colleagues demonstrate how to create a bird habitat using only natural materials from your yard.

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Unboring Starts With U

The Outsideologist Project

Spending time outside is essential to children's physical and mental wellbeing. However, kids today think the outside is boring. They spend less than 8 minutes playing outside each day, yet spend 7.5 hours on average a day inside on screens. With the launch of The Outsideologist Project, Claritin® is providing parents and kids with fun and exciting adventures to help make the outside the "unboring-est place to be."

Follow The Outsideologist Project for fun ideas and activities parents and children can do outside!

 

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Interactive Experiments

First Steps To Become a Scientist

Alka-Seltzer® can be used to create some pretty amazing experiments. Some are easy, some advanced. Slap on some safety goggles and let's go.

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