Science Snacks to Celebrate Asian American and Pacific Island Heritage

Science Snacks are hands-on, teacher-tested activities that bring explorations of natural phenomena into the classroom and home. These Science Snacks showcase Asian, Pacific Islander, and Asian Pacific American artists, scientists, inventors and thinkers whose work aids or expands our understanding of the phenomena explored in each Snack.

Science activity that demonstrates smell's effect on taste

Your Sense of Taste

Discover the real taste of candy.

Science activity that models the energy released in an earthquake

The energy released in earthquakes ranges over many orders of magnitude.

Science activity that demonstrates the critical angle phenomenon

Discover why your favorite cat videos don't leak out of optical fibers.

Science activity that demonstrates light interference in soap

Soap Film on a Can

Why do we see colors in soap bubbles?

Science Activity to investigate microorganisms

Make a home for a colorful community of microorganisms.

Science activity that models ocean acidification

Ocean Acidification in a Cup

A carbon dioxide–rich atmosphere changes the water beneath it.

Science activity that experiments with brine shrimp behavior

Plankton Rainbow

Shine some light on brine shrimp behavior.

Science activity that demonstrates human visual perception of images on a smartphone

Pixels, Pictures, and Phones

Take a (super) close look at your smartphone. You may be surprised by what you see.

Science activity that explores DNA sequences, or the genetic code

Write a message in DNA.