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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 that visualizes convection cells

Pie-Pan Convection

Visualize the spectacular fluid motion of convection cells.

Afterimage

A flash of light leaves a lingering image.

Science activity to investigate convection

Inverted Bottles

Watch the rise and fall of hot and cold fluids.

A person opens a book and an octopus jumps out

Animate Your World: Bring a Book to Life

Science activity that experiments with brine shrimp behavior

Plankton Rainbow

Shine some light on brine shrimp behavior.

Science activity that models light wave interference

Soap Film Interference Model

Model the behavior of light reflecting off soap film surfaces.

Science activity that explores heat absorption by different-colored materials

Give and Take

Dark-colored materials absorb and emit energy more readily than light-colored materials.

Jumping to Conclusions

Your brain is always looking for blank spaces and filling them in. Sometimes, your brain leaps to the wrong conclusion. Then you get a surprise!

Science activity exploring geologic formations

Squeeze Box

Speed up geologic time with a sedimentary squeeze.

Science activity that demonstrates temperature perception

Cold Metal

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

Science activity to make a parachute out of simple materials

Parachute Plummet

Launch parachutes to see how they fall.

Science activity that demonstrates neuroplasticity

Distortion Goggles

Distort your vision and see what your brain learns.