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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.

Swell Swell
Swell Swell

Want to understand how to predict when the good waves are coming to your shore? It helps to start with the basics behind the formation of ocean waves.

Any Little Patch of Dirt
Any Little Patch of Dirt

A trash-filled median blossoms into a community oasis.

Memory Artist
Memory Artist

An artist paints his childhood home from memory.

Science activity that explores infrared radiation through a parabolic mirror
Hot Spot

Focus the invisible light from an electric heater.

Science activity that demonstrates use of nonstandard measurements and simple ratios for estimating sizes or distances
Handy Measuring Tool

Measure the height of an object indirectly using your hand and a ratio.

Science activity that explores the relative sizes of the earth and moon and the distances between them
Earth and Moon

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

Science activity that demonstrates photosynthesis
Photosynthetic Floatation

Show that gas is produced during photosynthesis.

Science activity that uses de-shelled eggs to explore diffusion and osmosis in cells
Naked Egg

Watch de-shelled eggs swell and shrink in different fluids.

Aporrea una pila

Investiga a prueba de golpes la primera ley de Newton.

Science activity that uses gelatin to demonstrate behavior of filters and lenses
Laser Jello

Gelatin can do much more than just wiggle and jiggle.

Science activity that demonstrates charge in a battery
Hand Battery

Use your skin and different metals to create a battery.

Science activity that demonstrates perception of camouflage and movement
Disappearing Act

If you want to stay hidden, you'd better stay still.

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