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

Find out how different kinds of candy are made in the Candy-o-matic!

Sit down for compost tea with a visionary cultivator.

Join us as we crunch our way through everything from our San Francisco sourdough to Injera and Pugliese.

Grow your own stalagmites in luscious colors.

Watch Venus travel in front of the sun. 

The more astronomy changes, the more it stays the same. This series of images juxtaposes ancient and modern study of the celestial bodies.

What does it take to block gamma radiation?

Exploring the diversity, distribution, and abundance of life in the oceans

What's the difference between white meat and dark meat? Which animals have which and why?

Use this handy conversion calculator to convert between the many units found in recipes.

See recent articles on polar science.

Create your own fish mummy using common baking soda!

Art/science teams explore the underlying systems that give the San Francisco Bay Area its unique character.

Get a behind-the-scenes look at activities and ideas we’re exploring.

Four downloadable workshop guides for teaching introductory genetics in a museum or other informal education setting.

How can a microscopic organism lift several pounds of dough? Find out with this activity.

This ancient temple holds a secret...can you reveal the mystery?

Make a fantastic toy that shimmers when you shake it.

Make a paper model that helps explain the changing tides.

Peter Whitehead is an instrument builder, performer, and composer.

Think you have a lot in common with a kiwi fruit? Genetically speaking, you do.

Use dominoes to model a nerve cell's transmission of a signal

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.

Modelos plásticos huecos del aparato vocal humano convierten el graznido de un pato en sonidos de vocales.

A model for heart development

Follow our crew as they visit the Dry Valleys and hike the slopes of volcanic Mt. Erebus.

Find out what's inside a floppy disk.

Come along as we explore the cool, dark world of cheese.

Humpbacks, minkes, and orcas are often sighted in the nutrient-rich Antarctic waters.

Watch Venus travel in front of the sun. 

Tour a hydroponic greenhouse in frozen Antarctica.

Exploring the diversity, distribution, and abundance of life in the oceans

Touch supercooled water drops with an ice crystal and trigger them to freeze instantly.

Here's how you can model the use of X rays for medical examinations with some sand and a piece of screen.

The more astronomy changes, the more it stays the same. This series of images juxtaposes ancient and modern study of the celestial bodies.

Learn how to find the histories and origins of words.

APE was a four-year Exploratorium project to explore strategies and tactics to shift the role of visitors from passive recipient of information to active participant in the exhibit experience.

Get a behind-the-scenes look at activities and ideas we’re exploring.

Use this handy conversion calculator to convert between the many units found in recipes.

See a map of recent earthquakes in the United States, and learn why earthquakes happen so frequently on the West Coast.