
Fireworks in a Bottle
by • July 3, 2015
Make your own liquid “fireworks” with this simple and safe activity.
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Dive into websites, activities, apps, and more.
Try your hand at explaining symbols both modern and ancient, and then make your own.
Join curator Marina McDougall for a conversation with photographer Lena Herzog.
Explore the mysterious interactions between light and geography through the eyes and works of artists Charles Ross and James Turrell.
Journey into Chaco Canyon, where ancient people built monuments to the cosmos. Journey to Chichén Itzá, where the Maya built monuments to the sun.
In 2009, the ECHO (Education through Cultural and Historical Organizations) Partners hosted a national symposium held at the Exploratorium to discuss the effects of climate change on the planet. You can watch archived webcasts of the symposium.
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.
Looking at the night sky can help you see how your eyes and brain make sense out of moonlight.
by • July 3, 2015
Make your own liquid “fireworks” with this simple and safe activity.
How do you stop and steer a bicycle? What forces keep the bicycle from falling over?
Activities and workshops for playful invention, investigation, and collaboration
San Francisco was born in gold dust, and nearly died in rubble and ashes.
by Eileen Campbell • August 19, 2016
On August 21, 2017, a total solar eclipse will cross the continental USA. You want to be there to see it!
See the tiny disk of Mercury slowly travel across the face of the sun in this rare event.
What goes on under the ground during an earthquake? Use a Slinky to model the various seismic waves that make the earth tremble.
The Antarctic food web is the simplest on the planet, and krill are at its hub.
Make a simple rocket and a rocket launcher, and watch a demonstration of how the finished rocket will fly.
by Mary Miller • February 1, 2018
Big wave secrets are all in the data.
How can a microscopic organism lift several pounds of dough? Find out with this activity.
Did you know the Maya used two calendars? How did they know when to plan their big New Year's parties?
Have you ever wondered what makes blue cheese blue, or why some cheeses are hard and others soft?
An introduction to the concepts and theories that contribute to contemporary complexity research.