exploratorium

Exhibits

SUBJECTS

Heat & Temperature

Geysers

The timing of the eruptions of these geysers depends on water temperature and pressure.

Where:   Gallery 4: Living Systems
Hot Spot

This curved mirror focuses both light and heat.

Where:   Bechtel Gallery 3: Seeing & Listening
Icy Bodies

Like comets, these chunks of dry ice slowly disintegrate as they move, leaving a visible trail of condensed water vapor.

Where:   Fisher Bay Observatory Gallery 6, Mezzanine
Skillets

Skillets heat up differently: test their mettle.

Where:   Bechtel Gallery 3, Wattis Webcast Studio
Watch Water Freeze

Ordinarily, water freezes too slowly to be appreciated. Here, polarized light and an ultra cold slab let you watch water crystalize rapidly in real time. The colorful mosaic of ice that forms is different every time.

Where:   Fisher Bay Observatory Gallery 6, Mezzanine
What's Hot, What's Not?

At this exhibit, an infrared camera detects the heat radiating from warm objects and projects it on a big screen, allowing you to see what’s hot (and not) about you and the other people and objects in your surroundings.

Where:   Crossroads: Getting Started