Science Snacks: Measurement | Exploratorium

Agar Cell Diffusion

Agar Cell Diffusion

Science activity that experiments with rocket designs and a PVC launcher

Bottle Blast Off

Ready for liftoff? Launch rockets with your own launcher!

Science activity to convert your cell phone into a Miniscope

Cell Phone Miniscope

Use your cell phone to explore the mini-scopic world.

A hand holding a red pen or pencil, pointing towards a yellow sun or circular shape in the sky.

Coincidencia cósmica

¡Descubre la “coincidencia cósmica” que hace posible los eclipses solares!

Science activity to understand the “cosmic coincidence” that makes solar eclipses possible.

Cosmic Coincidence

Discover the “cosmic coincidence” that makes solar eclipses possible!

Science activity to demonstrate pi using circumference and string

String and scissors are all you need to find pi all around you.

Science activity that explores the relative sizes of the earth and moon and the distances between them

Create a scale model of the earth-moon system using different-sized spheres.

Science activity to model an eclipse.

Eclipse to Scale

Make a scale model of a total solar eclipse!

Science activity detecting electric charge

Build an electroscope to detect electrical charge using straws.

Science activity measuring density of a liquid

Eyedropper Hydrometer

Construct a simple hydrometer to compare the densities of solutions.

A vibrant peacock feather with its distinctive eye-like pattern, alongside a US quarter coin for scale.

Falling Feather

Prove to yourself that Galileo was right.

Science activity that demonstrates calculating the acceleration of gravity using simple materials

Falling for Gravity

“g,” that’s interesting! Investigating gravity.