Visitor FAQ Reserve Tickets Donate Today

Science Activities

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

$Science activity that demonstrates the index of refraction$

Disappearing Glass Rods

You can make glass objects disappear.

Light Play

Explore light, shadow, and motion using a variety of simple materials and light sources.

Singing in the Shower

Everyone seems to love the sound of their own voice in the shower. That's because a simple shower stall produces some complex sound-altering effects.

Science activity demonstrating balance and the center of gravity

Balancing Stick

Does it matter which end is up?

Science activity that models light wave interference

Soap Film Interference Model

Model the behavior of light reflecting off soap film surfaces.

Science activity that explores environmental data

Raining On Your Data Parade

What do you do if something looks odd in your data?

Science activity detecting electric charge

Electroscope

Build an electroscope to detect electrical charge using straws.

Science Activity to investigate microorganisms

Bacteriopolis

Make a home for a colorful community of microorganisms.

Bringing Masks to Life

We can communicate our feelings with our bodies as well as our faces and words.

Science activity that explores visual perception

Reverse Masks

Eye'll be seeing you.

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.

Pictures from Light

With a lens, you can bend light to make pictures of the world.

Science Activities

Pages