exploratorium

Explore Activities

Science activity that demonstrates persistence of vision
Persistence of Vision
Your eye and brain hold on to a series of images to form a single complete picture.
Science activity that demonstrates depth perception
Size and Distance
So close, yet so far away.
Science activity to make a mini indoor compost pile
Tiny Hot Pile
Microbial decomposers heat things up.
How Far Can You Hit One?
How Far Can You Hit One?

How can something as light as air slow down a hit?

Science activity to design, build, and test a circulatory system
Re-Engineering the Circulatory System
Design, build, and test a model simple circulatory system.
Geiger Counter
Geiger Counter

What does it take to block gamma radiation?

Swell Swell
Swell Swell

Want to understand how to predict when the good waves are coming to your shore? It helps to start with the basics behind the formation of ocean waves.

It's Alive
It's Alive

Bring movie, TV, and cartoon images to life.

Science and art activity that demonstrates pitch and vibration
Sound Sandwich
Make beautiful music with sticks, straws, and rubber bands.
Science activity that demonstrates light and color mixing through a pinhole viewer
Poking Fun at Color Mixing
Enlarge your perspective on color.
Science activity that demontrates the movement of a fluid undergoing convection
Convection Detection
Create a convection cell inside a CD case.
Listening to Process Sound
Listening to Process Sound

Find out how a cochlear implant helped one man regain the ability to listen.

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