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

Dive into websites, activities, apps, and more.

Theo's Workbench: Shoes

Hear from Theo Jansen how the strandbeests' feet have changed and why.
Design a Circulatory System

Design, build, test, and improve a human circulatory system.

Science activity that demonstrates action-reaction pairs described in Newton’s Third Law
Fan Cart
Build a low-friction cart and explore Newton’s third law.
Ponti di Carta di Giornale
Science activity that explores the twinkling of stars by beaming a laser pointer over a hot plate
Scintillating Little Star
Explore the twinkling of stars by beaming a laser pointer over a hot plate.
Mind Lecture Series
Mind Lecture Series

Listen to internationally recognized authorities on human thought and behavior, including Temple Grandin and Paul Ekman.

Getting Started with Science Journal
Getting Started with Science Journal

Turn your phone into a pocket science laboratory with tools to measure light, motion, sound, and more.

Hoopster
Hoopster

Most paper airplanes are flat, but these paper hoops can really fly!

Science activity that demonstrates light interference in soap
Soap Film on a Can

Why do we see colors in soap bubbles?
In Silhouette

In Silhouette invites you to experience remarkably complex and inventive works of shadow play.

Memory
Memory

Remembering is easy for most people. Understanding how and why we remember is a topic that brain researchers have found to be very complex.

Diving into the Gene Pool
Diving into the Gene Pool

A multifaceted exhibition that explored genetics and the Human Genome Project from a variety of perspectives from April 8 to September 4, 1995.

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