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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 using light projected through a drop of water to reveal an abundance of tiny organisms
Plankton Projector

Light projected through a drop of water reveals an abundance of life.

Science activity that explores how yogurt is made
Bacteria Culture Club

Make yogurt from yogurt.

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.

Frontside Forces and Fakie Flight
Frontside Forces and Fakie Flight

The Physics of Skateboarding Tricks

Science activity to explore underwater color perception
Deep Blue

Submerge yourself in underwater color perception.

Science activity that explores how water temperature and salinity are tied to the tidal cycle
Tidal Ties

Make predictions about water temperature and salinity using tidal data.

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 that demonstrates resonant frequencies
Resonator

Explore resonance to discover how objects vibrate at certain frequencies.

Science activity demonstrating color afterimage phenomenon
Bird in a Cage

Stare at one color—but see another.

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.

Cylindrical Mirror

See yourself as others see you in this cylindrical mirror.

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

See how differently shaped ears affect your hearing.

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