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Geometry Scavenger Hunt What geometric shapes can you find on the playground? VIEW IT

Walking Polygons Investigate the interior angles of polygons with your feet. VIEW IT

Playground Patterns of Cracks Are some angles more common than others? VIEW IT

Tiny Pants Photo Challenge Using a simple trick of perspective, you can dress your friends in tiny cutout clothing. VIEW IT

Walk a Math Trail VIDEO Get outside and explore geometry (and other math) all around you. WATCH IT

Cow's Eye Dissection INTERACTIVE Find out how your eyes work and watch a real dissection of a cow's eye. TRY IT

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

Seasons and Shadows HANDS-ON Why is your shadow longer in winter than in summer? Grab a basketball and some paperclips and find out! MAKE IT

Canoe Tour INTERACTIVE Take a virtual tour of a traditional Polynesian voyaging canoe. TRY IT

Sound Sandwich HANDS-ON Make a crowd-pleasing noisemaker called a sound sandwich, which you can adjust to raise or lower its pitch. MAKE IT

Modeling the Seasons HANDS-ON See for yourself how the tilt of the earth's axis results in what we experience as the seasons. MAKE IT

Make Your Own Petroglyph HANDS-ON Try your hand at explaining symbols both modern and ancient, and then make your own. MAKE IT

Your Age on Other Worlds Find out why people who love birthday parties should move to Mercury. VIEW IT

Subzero Gardening VIDEO Tour a hydroponic greenhouse in frozen Antarctica. WATCH IT

Your Weight on Other Worlds Ever wonder what you might weigh on Mars or the moon? Here's your chance to find out. VIEW IT

Solar Images: Tools Through Time ARTICLE The more astronomy changes, the more it stays the same. This series of images juxtaposes ancient and modern study of the celestial bodies. READ IT

Cute-ify INTERACTIVE Investigate the factors that make animals, faces, and even objects cute—or not. TRY IT

The Secret Lives of Flowers INTERACTIVE Take a peek at the colorful world of plant sex. TRY IT

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

Make Your Own Telescope HANDS-ON Make your own refracting telescope from a pair of reading glasses. MAKE IT

Tracing Fossil Finds : A Hominid Timeline PHOTO ESSAY Explore a timeline of homind fossils. VIEW IT

Look into Infinity HANDS-ON Images of images of images can appear to repeat forever. MAKE IT

Magic Wand HANDS-ON See pictures in thin air. MAKE IT

Center of the Universe INTERACTIVE Where is the Center of the Universe? Here, there, and everywhere. TRY IT

Using UV Beads HANDS-ON Study ultraviolet radiation from the sun and other sources using UV beads. MAKE IT

Light Painting You can make a light painting with a light source, a darkened room, and a digital camera. VIEW IT | DOWNLOAD PDF

Liquid Crystal IR Detector HANDS-ON Use a sheet of liquid crystal to learn about how infrared cameras work. MAKE IT

Mars Viewer INTERACTIVE Investigate actual images of the Martian surface taken by the rovers Spirit and Opportunity. TRY IT

In Seach of Martians ARTICLE Is there life on Mars? Our best evidence so far is a baked-potato-sized chunk of rock found in Antarctica. READ IT

Blue Sky HANDS-ON Now you can explain why the sky is blue and the sunset is red. MAKE IT

Solar Brightness HANDS-ON Use a lamp and a grease spot to estimate the power output of the sun. MAKE IT

Simulated X-Ray Activity HANDS-ON Here's how you can model the use of X rays for medical examinations with some sand and a piece of screen. MAKE IT

The Sky Is Falling ARTICLE Sometimes we can learn about outer space when space objects come to us. READ IT

Mix-n-Match INTERACTIVE You can mix just three colors of light to make over 16 million different colors! TRY IT

Seasons and Alignments ARTICLE Does the sun rise in the east? Not exactly. READ IT

Mapping Sunspots Gather and compare real data about sunspots and solar x-ray activity. VIEW IT

Imagine Yourself on Mars HANDS-ON Exploring the Martian Environment MAKE IT

Journey to Mars: Links Find links relevant to Mars and space exploration. VIEW IT

Moiré Patterns HANDS-ON When you overlap materials with repetitive lines, you create moiré patterns. MAKE IT

Hubble: Panoramas INTERACTIVE A collection of QuickTimeVR panoramas TRY IT

Geiger or Scintillation Counter HANDS-ON What does it take to block gamma radiation? MAKE IT

Chichén Itzá ARTICLE A brief history of Chichén Itzá. READ IT

Size and Distance HANDS-ON A clueless way to determine the size of an object. MAKE IT

Supercooled Water Drops HANDS-ON Touch supercooled water drops with an ice crystal and trigger them to freeze instantly.  MAKE IT

How Old Is It? Dating at Chaco Canyon ARTICLE How do scientists establish the age of artifacts, rocks, and settlements? READ IT

The Mayan Calendar Round HANDS-ON Did you know the Maya used two calendars? How did they know when to plan their big New Year's parties? MAKE IT

Mona INTERACTIVE Leonardo's famous painting is used in an interesting perceptual experiment. TRY IT

Robotic Scientists Land on Mars ARTICLE Meet the robotic explorers that landed on Mars in 2004, and check out their tools and instruments. READ IT

The Great American Pastime: BBQ VIDEO See video tips from a grilling guru on how to serve up the best barbeque. WATCH IT

Rambling Red Rover HANDS-ON The Instruments Aboard the Mars Exploration Rover MAKE IT

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Science at Burning Man Join the Exploratorium on the playa in Black Rock Desert and explore the science of pyrotechnics, flight, dust devils, rainbows, and more.

Science in the City The Exploratorium is "taking it outside" to explore natural and human-made phenomena in and around San Francisco. Look for new episodes twice each month.

The Tinkering Studio This immersive, active, creative studio is a place where museum visitors can slow down, become deeply engaged in an investigation of scientific phenomena, and make something.

ColorFest Check out ColorFest, a two-month extravaganza celebrating color at the museum from July 1 to September 5.

Cabspotting Cabspotting traces San Francisco's taxi cabs as they travel throughout the Bay Area. The patterns traced by each cab create a living and always-changing map of city life.

Live Deep-Sea Exploration with the E/V Nautilus Follow along with expedition leader Bob Ballard and his crew on the exploration vessel Nautilus as they search for hydrothermal vents, underwater volcanoes, and ancient shipwrecks.

Driven: True Stories of Inspiration How are creative investigations sparked? What does a state of inspiration feel like? Can inspiration be transmitted from person to person? Join us for an audio slideshow series that explores the fascinating world of how we work creatively.

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.

Extremophiles 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! Explore recipes, activities, and Webcasts that will enhance your understanding of the science behind food and cooking.

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.

Solar Eclipse: Stories from the Path of Totality Explore stories, dispatches, photos, articles, and archived Webcasts of total solar eclipses from 1998 to 2010.