Exploratorium ArticlesExploratorium Articles Filter & Sort Filter & Sort Blog Channels Eclipse Fabricated Realities Tangents Tinkering Studio's Sketchpad Spectrum Arts Behind the Scenes News Education Community & Collaborations Science Resonance See & Hear Blog Studio for Public Spaces Sort options Sort by Newsest OldestShow Results Displaying 1 - 12 of 1540 Ideas are Between Us: The R&D Process of Tinkering StudioJune 17, 2024 When our Tinkering Studio team is engaged in R&D to develop new activities, some unspoken principles guide us. One of them, I’d like to call "Ideas are between us... CPX Pinhole Projects: Light and Shadow ExperimentsJune 10, 2024 Since last year, we've been doing some interesting R&Ds on light and shadow using the CPX, and I wanted to share some project examples here... Notes on a Spring Break CampMay 17, 2024 Hello readers! Jake here. I am the Manager of Youth Tinkering Programs at the Exploratorium, the bread and butter of which is Tinkering Afterschool - a long-running partnership... Kaleidos-CodeMarch 1, 2024 Mixing a classic Exploratorium activity with OctoStudio under the Brazilian sun! Recently, I had the opportunity to connect once more with Brazil's educational community... Call for Contributions! MakeEcsite Show & ConnectMarch 1, 2024 As part of the Making and Tinkering Space at this year's conference, we're excited to invite you to an open Show & Connect session to share half-baked ideas... Cross-country Collaboration: LEGO Playful Learning Museum NetworkFebruary 2, 2024 We're part of the LEGO Playful Learning Museum Network, a community of practice that invites us to work together to confront shared challenges and develop best practices... Exploring Heart-Shaped Wonders with OctoStudioJanuary 30, 2024 Take a moment to look around your space. Can you spot any heart-shaped objects? These everyday items can spark an exciting project in OctoStudio... From Cardboard to Code: Creating with Multiple MaterialsJanuary 5, 2024 Last month, we hosted a workshop using the newly launched creative coding app OctoStudio at the FabLearn conference... Four takeaways from ASTC 2023!December 11, 2023 Steph and I recently got to visit Charlotte, North Carolina for the annual Association of Science and Technology Centers (ASTC) Conference. While we were there... How do you build a place of wonder?December 7, 2023 How do you build a place of wonder? We dive in with community collaborators, the Global Alliance of Community Science Workshops, to help people get a start. Artistic Explorations: Moving ShadowsNovember 16, 2023 We’re both excited about a straightforward idea that can be approached with a variety of tools: turning lights on and off to make shadow animations... Monster Mash-UpOctober 31, 2023 While tinkering with OctoStudio, we've been exploring how combining physical materials with code can support whimsical, surprising, and playful tinkering... 1 2 3… ›
