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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.

A science activity that demonstrates a straight rod passing through a curved slot

Hyperbolic Slot

How do you put a straight rod through a curved slot?

Science activity that explores environmental data

Raining On Your Data Parade

What do you do if something looks odd in your data?

Sound Puzzle

See if you can put these sounds back together in this sonic jigsaw puzzle.

Science activity to estimate pi with the random tossing of toothpicks

Pi Toss

Randomly toss some toothpicks, with pi as your reward.

Science activity that demonstrates the effects of ocean acidification

Shell Shifts

See why ocean acidification is giving some marine organisms shell shock.

Science activity that demonstrates light polarization

Polarized Sunglasses

Polarizing sunglasses cut road glare better in some positions than in others.

Science activity that explores growth rates for cultured cells

How Many HeLa?

Dividing cells expand exponentially.

Astronomy in Antarctica

What makes Antarctica inhospitable to life also makes it ideal for astronomy.

Science activity that demonstrates the chemistry of a battery

Penny Battery

Light an LED with five cents.

Mind Reader

Do a card trick that's guaranteed to make you look like a mind reader.

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

Laser Jello

Gelatin can do much more than just wiggle and jiggle.

Frog City USA

Take a virtual journey to the frog capital of the world, Rayne, Louisiana.