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Science Activities

Hungry for fresh, exciting science activities based in amazing phenomena? Science Snacks are hands-on, teacher-tested, and use cheap, available materials.

Science activity to create an eclipse with a ring light.
Eclipses of the Ring Light

A ring light stands in for the Sun.

Science activity demonstrating how a square wheel will roll smoothly on a round surface using catenary curve
Square Wheels

Square wheels roll smoothly on a round road.

Science activity that demonstrates how differently shaped ears affect your hearing
Designer Ears

See how differently shaped ears affect your hearing.

Krill
Krill

Tiny shrimplike crustaceans, krill play a critical roll in many marine food webs, even feeding huge baleen whales.

The Wheel
The Wheel

Why do road bikes have thin tires, while mountain bikes have fat tires?

Science activity used to determine the field diameter of a compound microscope
What's the Size of What You See?

Determine the field diameter of a compound microscope.

Science activity that demonstrates color mixing with printer ink
Truly Primary Pigments

Make your own mix-n-match markers to produce a rainbow of colors.

Science activity that demonstrates how differently shaped ears affect your hearing
Designer Ears

See how differently shaped ears affect your hearing.

Science activity to observe the process of plant development
Seed Germinator

Watch the life of a plant embryo unfold.

Science activity to play songs by banging the end of a PVC pipe against your palm
Palm Pipes

Play songs by banging a PVC pipe against your palm.

Science activity to demonstrate the size of microscopic objects
Sizing Up

Discover some big surprises in the microscopic world.

Science activity that explores visual perception
Reverse Masks

Eye'll be seeing you.

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