Science Snacks: Nature of Science | Exploratorium

Science activity to make Earth's atmosphere to scale

A Little Atmosphere

Strips of plastic on a globe model our atmosphere.

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 demonstrating the physics of bubbles

Create giant bubbles!

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 that uses a coil of wire, a paper cup and a magnet to create a radio speaker

Make a speaker that turns changing electric current into sound.

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 demonstrates how differently shaped ears affect your hearing

See how differently shaped ears affect your hearing.

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 detecting electric charge

Build an electroscope to detect electrical charge using straws.