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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 that demonstrates a simple wind generator

Light Wind

Build a simple wind generator.

Science activity that demonstrates pressure and weight distribution

Tired Weight

Use air pressure to calculate the weight of a car.

Science activity that shows how electricity and magnetism interact

Magnetic Pendulums

Copper coils become electromagnetic swings.

Science activity that demonstrates effect of color filters on perception

Color Table

Color your perception.

The Body Farm

Human corpses decay alfresco, all in the name of forensic science.

Science activity that demonstrates the angle of repose

Avalanche

Find order in well-mixed chaos.

Science activity that explores the behavior of common night-lights controlled by photocell sensors

Light Conversation

Explore the behavior of common night-lights controlled by photocell sensors.

Pendulums

Investigate how length, mass and release point affect pendulum speed.

Short Circuit

What happens when you blow a fuse?

Stop Motion Animation Explorations

Bronx Cheer Bulb

Your CRT screen may appear to wiggle when you give it the raspberry, but the only thing wiggling is you.

Science activity in which short pieces of chenille stem look random until viewed in the proper perspective

Ames Chair

Without depth perception, random lines can become a chair!

Science Activities

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