Exploratorium Learning Tools/Publications

About the Exploratorium's Publishing Program

Since the early days of the Exploratorium, we've reached out to people who are unable to visit the museum-or who want to revisit it-in a variety of ways. Among the ways we do this is by offering engaging, informative publications.

We've been creating publications for some time-our quarterly magazine, Exploratorium Magazine, and our premiere book, the Exploratorium Cookbook I, were both first published nearly twenty years ago. Since then, we've expanded the range and volume of our publications. For example, the museum's teaching staff, eager to share their ideas with other educators, created the Exploratorium Science Snackbook in 1991. That same year, partnering with the wonderful folks at Klutz Press in Palo Alto, California, our first book for the general public, Explorabook, launched us into the realm of commercial publishing. The classic "kids' science museum in a book," that book has now sold close to one-million copies and has garnered a Parent's Choice award.

The Exploratorium's Publishing Program is committed to creating captivating publications for kids and families, curious adults, students and teachers, and museum professionals. We're very proud of our books, charts, and posters, and hope, like a visit to our museum, they will entertain, delight, and enlighten you.

All of our current publications (except for our magazine, now available only as part of a paid membership) are available for purchase in the Exploratorium Online Store.

Click on each title to learn more about our publications:



Explorabook: A Kid's Science Museum in a Book	Zap Science: A Scientific Playground in a Book
Sparks & Zaps: "Totally Shocking Science" electricity science kit.	Outrageous Ooze: "The New Science of Slime" science kit
Exploratorium: A Year of Discoveries	Bending Light: An Exploratorium ToolBook (OUT OF PRINT)



The Science Explorer: An Exploratorium Science-At-Home Book	The Science Explorer - Out and About: An Exploratorium Science-At-Home Book
The Brain Explorer: Puzzles, Riddles, Illusions and Other Mental Adventures	Glove Compartment Science: Experiments, Tricks and Observations for the Backseat Scientist



Watching Weather	The Inquisitive Cook
The Garden Explored	The Sporting Life



The Color of Nature	By Nature's Design
Traces of Time

Exploratorium Magazine: The Quarterly Journal of The Exploratorium

The Cheshire Cat and Other Eye-Popping Experiments on How We See the World

The Cool Hot Rod and Other Electrifying Experiments on Energy and Matter

The Spinning Blackboard and Other Dynamic Experiments on Force and Motion

The Magic Wand and Other Bright Experiments on Light & Color
(OUT OF PRINT)

Hands-On Science: A Teacher's Guide to Student-Built Experiments and The Exploratorium Science Snackbook