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Browse our growing online collection of hands-on exhibits.
Global Climate Change Explorer • Discover how researchers study climate change and examine the latest scientific data.
Low-cost, teacher-tested activities for the classroom and the curious.
Wired Pier Environmental Field Station • Explore weather, air quality, and water conditions from San Francisco Bay
Why Save Seeds? Find out why biodiversity benefits plants and people alike.
Science of Cooking • Explore the science behind food and cooking with recipes, activities, and Webcasts.
Watch the replay of the 2017 eclipse.

Explore, Play, Discover: Websites, Activities, and More

Dive into websites, activities, apps, and more.

Transit of Venus 2012: 3rd and 4th Contact

Experience the end of the transit of Venus.

Spherical Reflections

Discover art and science in a myriad of spherical reflections.

Zebrafish

A model for heart development

Time on Mars

Time is time wherever you are...right?

Rock Paper Scissors Tournament

Celebrate the allure of Rock Paper Scissors—in all forms.

Tide-O-Matic

Explore the influence of the Sun and Moon on our tides.

1998 Live from Aruba

Open a celestial and technological time capsule—watch this eclipse webcast.

Find the Fat

Just how much fat is in ground beef? You may be surprised.

Outrageous Ooze

This stuff can't make up its mind -- is it a liquid or a solid?

Rolling Feet

Your worn shoe soles reveal whether your feet roll excessively from side to side as you walk.

Buckyball, Leo Villareal, 2016

Experience Buckyball by artist Leo Villareal, on view in the Plaza.

The Amazing Water Trick

Do hot water and cold water mix?

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