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Earth Science
Ocean Acidification Exploratorium Explainer Demonstration

See how carbon dioxide moves from the atmosphere to the ocean.

Using the Wired Pier Web App

by Mary Miller • April 19, 2017

Launch our new web app to explore environmental data. 
Argon | Ron Hipschman and Chuck Mignacco

Get to know argon and its many important roles.

Rendezvous with NOAA Polar-Orbiting Weather Satellites

by Rob Rothfarb • March 13, 2017

Using a software defined radio (SDR) and freely-available software, you can receive images directly from orbiting weather satellites.
Feeling Pressured

Feel the weight of the atmosphere—plus a little extra.
Wired Pier Data Explorer Tutorial

Learn to use the Wired Pier Data Explorer web app.

Science activity exploring geologic formations
Squeeze Box

Speed up geologic time with a sedimentary squeeze.

Science activity to demonstrate the Magnus effect by launching cups with rubber bands
Curveball Demonstrator

Give flight a spin with the Magnus effect.

Science activity that demontrates the movement of a fluid undergoing convection
Convection Detection

Create a convection cell inside a CD case.

Science activity using levitating magnets to model Earth’s atmosphere
Magnetic Atmosphere Model

Levitating magnets show how the Earth’s atmosphere stacks up.

Muddy Waters

by Eileen Campbell • February 15, 2017

Winter rains muddy the waters in the Bay.

Unsung Science 2016

by Eileen Campbell • December 29, 2016

Read our picks for the Unsung Science stories of 2016.

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