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

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.

Imaginative Designs in Digital and Analog Clothing

Find out why wind resistance is a big drag for bicyclists, and use our calculator to estimate drag for yourself.

In this activity, you'll learn about "tempering" -- a delicate process of melting and cooling chocolate.

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

Explore graphing, angles, and storytelling by building a seesaw for your smartphone.

Find out what all that fiddling around before a concert is really about.

Demonstrations of electric Robo-Cars made by 22 Science Summer students.

When you ride a bike in a straight line, you must make many minor corrections in order to stay upright.

Grow your own stalagmites in luscious colors.

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

An inside look at a chicken's egg.

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

Explore the deadly beautiful world of carnivorous plants.

Use a sheet of liquid crystal to learn about how infrared cameras work.

See for yourself how the tilt of the earth's axis results in what we experience as the seasons.

An evening of wine, food, and talk.

What can you do with a frozen water balloon? Plenty!

Activities and History

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.

Close your eyes and listen to tell where the paddle is when you play this all-listening version of the classic game Pong.

Make your own refracting telescope from a pair of reading glasses.

What is a gear ratio? And how do gears help make the bicycle so efficient?

Teeth are the most common fossils found. What can they tell us?

Want to see where the biggest quakes have been this week? Follow a few of the links below to see what's shaking in your neighborhood and around the world.

Use printable images from our time-lapse movies to make flipbooks–handheld animations that you can make at home.

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

Los movimientos del ojo hacen parecer que el dise�o brilla.

Why is your shadow longer in winter than in summer? Grab a basketball and some paperclips and find out!

Teeth are the most common fossils found. What can they tell us?

Experiment with water, temperature, and light to see what makes a seed come out of its shell.