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Cow's Eye Dissection

Find out how your eyes work and watch a real dissection of a cow's eye.

INTERACTIVE

Planetarium

View the night sky from any latitude on earth, and take a guided tour of the Hawaiian star families.

INTERACTIVE

Seasons and Shadows

Why is your shadow longer in winter than in summer? Grab a basketball and some paperclips and find out!

HANDS-ON

Canoe Tour

Take a virtual tour of a traditional Polynesian voyaging canoe.

INTERACTIVE

Sound Sandwich

Make a crowd-pleasing noisemaker called a sound sandwich, which you can adjust to raise or lower its pitch.

HANDS-ON

Modeling the Seasons

See for yourself how the tilt of the earth's axis results in what we experience as the seasons.

HANDS-ON

Make Your Own Petroglyph

Try your hand at explaining symbols both modern and ancient, and then make your own.

HANDS-ON

Your Age on Other Worlds

Find out why people who love birthday parties should move to Mercury.

Subzero Gardening

Tour a hydroponic greenhouse in frozen Antarctica.

VIDEO

Your Weight on Other Worlds

Ever wonder what you might weigh on Mars or The Moon? Here's your chance to find out.

Solar Images: Tools Through Time

The more astronomy changes, the more it stays the same. This series of images juxtaposes ancient and modern study of the celestial bodies.

ARTICLE

Cute-ify

Investigate the factors that make animals, faces, and even objects cute—or not.

INTERACTIVE

The Secret Lives of Flowers

Take a peek at the colorful world of plant sex.

INTERACTIVE

Build a Solar System

Make a scale model of the Solar System and learn the REAL definition of "space."

Make Your Own Telescope

Make your own refracting telescope from a pair of reading glasses.

HANDS-ON

Tracing Fossil Finds : A Hominid Timeline

Explore a timeline of homind fossils.

PHOTO ESSAY

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Never Lost: Polynesian Navigation

Imagine yourself in the middle of the vast Pacific Ocean. You've been sailing for weeks, and there's no land in sight. Do you know where you are? Do you know which way to go?

Geometry Playground

Geometry Playground will change the way you think about geometry. This exhibition engages your hands, brain, and body in playful investigations of this most visible branch of math.

AfterSchool Activities

Watch how-to videos for fun after school or at-home activities from the Digital Library.

Extemophiles in Kamchatka

Follow scientists looking for life in the hot springs of the Russian Far East.

Voyages of Discovery: NOAA's Okeanos Explorer

The Okeanos Explorer is the newest vessel in NOAA's fleet and the first to be dedicated solely to exploration and discovery missions. Follow along with the scientists and crew on their discovery voyages.

Science of Cycling

Check out top mountain biker, Ruthie Matthes. Learn about frames and materials from a custom bike maker. Try interactive javascripts that calculate braking distances and energy consumption.

Science of Gardening

Dig into the succulent science of making things grow.

Science of Cooking

Discover how a pinch of curiosity can improve your cooking! Dig into the succulent science of grilling meat.

Science of Music

Explore the science of music with us, through these online exhibits, movies, and questions.

Bob Miller's Light Walk

Artist Bob Miller's "Light Walk" at the Exploratorium will change the way you look at light, shadow, and images.

Global Climate Change: Research Explorer

Discover how researchers study climate change and examine the latest scientific data.

From Jungle to Lab: The Study of Life's Complexity

Visit Las Cuevas Research Station in Belize and the Natural History Museum in London to learn about the study of biodiversity.

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