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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 investigating spectroscopy

CD Spectroscope

Turn an old CD into a spectroscope to analyze light.

Science activity that demonstrates the chemistry of a battery

Penny Battery

Light an LED with five cents.

Geometry Scavenger Hunt

What geometric shapes can you find on the playground?

Eclipse a escala

¡Haz un modelo a escala de un eclipse solar total!

Center of Gravity

Balance a checkbook using the physics method.

Science activity that demonstrates temperature perception

Cold Metal

"Cold" metal and "warm" wood may be the same temperature.

Science activity to make Earth's atmosphere to scale

A Little Atmosphere

Strips of plastic on a globe model our atmosphere.

Science activity that investigates reflections

Look into Infinity

Images of images of images can repeat forever.

Science activity that demonstrates resonance of sound waves

Organ Pipe

Get Bach to the fundamentals.

Mid-Air Maneuver

To understand how skaters turn in midair, try this little experiment.

Skateboarding Glossary

anatomy of a skateboard, skateboard tricks, types of skateboarding, physics glossary.

Pupil

Your pupil changes size to control how much light enters your eye.