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.

Science activity that demonstrates resonance in a musical instrument

Straw Oboe

Two lips make sound.

Science activity demonstrating transcription and translation

Breakfast Proteins

Construct a protein through cereal additions.

Bernie Lubell

Meet a kinetic sculptor.

Science activity to investigate earlobes

Ear Sort

Do your ears hang low—and what do textbooks know?

Your Body in Your Mind's Eye

Can you take a sip of water from a cup with your eyes closed?

Science activity that explores audio signal transmission

Modulated LED

Listen to a beam of light.

Science activity that demonstrates the behavior of a spherical lens

Water Sphere Lens

A round bowl of water can act as both a magnifier and a lens.

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

Laser Jello

Gelatin can do much more than just wiggle and jiggle.

Two-Slit Experiment

Light plus light equals dark.

Science activity that demonstrates finding the approximate masses of very small things

Microbalance

Make a balance that weighs very light things.

Science activity that uses gravity to turn soap film into an ever-shifting array of colors

Soap Film Painting

Gravity turns soap film into an ever-shifting, colorful masterpiece.