Special Snacks Collections

Table setting with household tools for science snacks

Have a hankering for Snacks with a certain flavor? We've hand-selected these Special Collections to whet your appetite. We rotate our themed collections to keep things fresh, so check back often.

Snacks with Videos

Feast your eyes on tasty video demonstrations of these Snacks.

Assorted office and school supplies including scissors, rulers, and colorful pens on a green background.

Simple Science Snacks

For these Snacks, gather yourself, your curiosity, and a few ingredients.

A young woman with curly dark hair wearing a black t-shirt that reads "CHILD DESERVE" holds a plastic bottle filled with a clear liquid.

Science Snacks to Celebrate Black History

Connect to science influenced by Black artists, scientists, and thinkers.

$Colorful scientific glassware with blue and rainbow refractions.$

Science Snacks to Celebrate Pride Month

Connect to science influenced by LGBT artists, scientists, and thinkers.

A smiling elderly woman holding a slice of pie.

Science Snacks to Celebrate Women in Math

Connect to science influenced by female mathematicians and math educators.

Science activity that demonstrates how differently shaped ears affect your hearing

Science Snacks for K–5 Kids

Start your science learning early with these activities for elementary-age students.

Snacks Alive!

Explore living things from big to small in this life science collection.

Environmental Science Snacks

These Snacks explore phenomena and data that can help us understand Earth's atmosphere and oceans.

Exploring Light

These Snacks are featured in our online course Exploring Light.

The Exploratorium, established in 1969, is an internationally renowned museum of art, science, and human perception located in San Francisco, California. Its hundreds of hands-on exhibits are designed to promote science discovery.

The Exploratorium Teacher Institute has supported middle and high school math and science teachers to incorporate hands-on, inquiry-rich experiences into their classrooms since 1984.

Cook up over 100 hands-on science exhibits from everyday materials!

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