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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.

Two Frame Animation
Science activity that demonstrates the dominant eye phenomena
Circles or Ovals?

Your brain combines information from your eyes in surprising ways.

Finger Test for Doneness
Finger Test for Doneness

Your thumb and index finger can help you test a steak's degree of doneness.

Science activity that demonstrates an image produced by a parabolic mirror
Parabolas

It’s all done with mirrors.

Science activity that demonstrates gel electrophoresis
Gel Electrophoresis

Use electricity to separate colored dyes.

Why Save Seeds?
Why Save Seeds?

Find out why biodiversity benefits plants and people alike.

Science activity to change the measured weight of an object without touching it
Electromagnetic Antigravity

Change the measured weight of an object—without touching it.

Science activity investigating surface area and light
Soap-Bubble Shapes

Create geometric art with soap films.

Why Save Seeds?
Why Save Seeds?

Find out why biodiversity benefits plants and people alike.

Seismic Science: Damage Control
Seismic Science: Damage Control

We can't predict when an earthquake will occur, but we can avoid some potential disasters.

Science activity demonstrating balance and the center of gravity
Balancing Stick

Does it matter which end is up?

Science activity that explores magnetic lines of force
Magnetic Shielding

Magnetic lines stop here.

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