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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.

Kosher Dill Current

High energy prices got you down? Discover how pickles can ease your troubles.

Science activity that demonstrates chaotic motion

Strange Attractor

The attraction and repulsion of magnets produces entrancing, unpredictable motion.

Science activity investigating surface area and light

Soap-Bubble Shapes

Create geometric art with soap films.

Science activity that demonstrates components of force and motion

Vector Toy

Components of force make a toy walk and stop at just the right time.

Science activity exploring the body's defense against pathogens

Skin Shield

Explore the body’s first line of defense against pathogens.

Science activity that models how elements are organized in the periodic table

Periodic Pasta Table

Noodle around with elemental properties and how they’re organized.

Earth and Moon

Create a scale model of the earth-moon system using different-sized spheres.

Science activity that demonstrates the dominant eye phenomena

Circles or Ovals?

Your brain combines information from your eyes in surprising ways.

Science activity demonstrating a visual illusion

Fading Dot

Now you see it; now you don’t—an object without a sharp edge can fade from your view.

Science activity that demonstrates a creative exploration of light through a pinhole viewer

Poking Fun at Art

Explore light and color from a hole new angle.

Science activity to demonstrate pi using circumference and string

Cutting Pi

String and scissors are all you need to find pi all around you.

solid color icons of animals, a book and flowers on white background

Afterimages

Investigate how to predict the color of an afterimage.

Science Activities

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