Science Snacks: exhibit based | Exploratorium

Science activity that demonstrates the afterimage phenomenon

A flash of light leaves a lingering image.

Science activity to construct a cube that can be perceived in two ways

A cube made from drinking straws can confuse your brain.

Science activity in which short pieces of chenille stem look random until viewed in the proper perspective

Without depth perception, random lines can become a chair!

Woman jumping from stairs.

Anti-Gravity Mirror

Learn how to fly with this neat mirror trick.

Science activity that demonstrates the angle of repose

Find order in well-mixed chaos.

Science Activity to investigate microorganisms

Make a home for a colorful community of microorganisms.

Science activity using a balancing ball to demonstrate the Bernoulli principle

Suspend a ball in a stream of air.

Science activity demonstrating balance and the center of gravity

Balancing Stick

Does it matter which end is up?

Science activity that demonstrates a color illusion

A rotating black-and-white disk produces the illusion of color.

Science activity demonstrating the Bernoulli principle

Bernoulli Levitator

Suspend an object in the air by blowing down on it.

Science activity demonstrating angular momentum

Bicycle Wheel Gyro

A bicycle wheel acts like a giant gyroscope.

Science activity demonstrating color afterimage phenomenon

Stare at one color—but see another.