exploratorium

Exhibits

SUBJECTS

Data

Digital Footprints

Daily cycles of the city are projected onto a miniature topographic map of San Francisco.

Where:   Fisher Bay Observatory Gallery 6: Observing Landscapes
Inverse Square Law

Light gets dimmer the farther it travels–and a bit of simple math explains how.

Where:   Osher Gallery 1: Human Phenomenon
Living Systems Explainer Station

Explainers do biology and botony demonstrations.

Where:   Gallery 4: Living Systems
Machine with Concrete

A motor is connected to a block of concrete via a simple system of gears. The final gear will make one revolution into the concrete once every 13.7 billion years, yet the machine whirs uninterrupted.

Where:   Crossroads: Getting Started
Mapping Migrations

This interactive data visualization reveals the migration tracks of sharks, whales, sea turtles, tuna, and other marine creatures, and lets visitors explore differences in timing, geographic location, and male versus female migration routes.

Where:   Gallery 4: Living Systems
Plankton Populations

Different types of phytoplankton multiply or die off in response to changing ocean conditions.

Where:   Gallery 4: Living Systems
Research Buoy

This NOAA buoy gathers data on CO2 levels, which are increasing in our oceans and affecting marine life.

Where:   Gallery 5: Outdoor Exhibits