
Scouting Oregon for the 2017 Solar Eclipse
by Eileen Campbell • September 7, 2016
Road trip! Scouting Oregon locations for filming the 2017 solar eclipse.
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In celebration of Albert Einstein's work in 1905, science laboratories and museum around the world (including the Exploratorium) participated in a twelve-hour webcast that explored Einstein's influence on current physics research.
The more astronomy changes, the more it stays the same. This series of images juxtaposes ancient and modern study of the celestial bodies.
by Eileen Campbell • September 7, 2016
Road trip! Scouting Oregon locations for filming the 2017 solar eclipse.
How do different sounds combine to make the unique audio environments of specific places? Build the soundscapes of a beach and a train station.
Turn your phone into a pocket science laboratory with tools to measure light, motion, sound, and more.
Journey into Chaco Canyon, where ancient people built monuments to the cosmos. Journey to Chichén Itzá, where the Maya built monuments to the sun.
See the JPL "sandbox" where robotic rovers are tested.
Explore the ideas behind Science of Sharing with these Activities.
See how well various materials conduct electricity and use Science Journal to explore your data.
An introduction to the concepts and theories that contribute to contemporary complexity research.
Enjoy the immediacy and immersive storytelling of this cinematic collaboration.
by • July 3, 2015
Make your own liquid “fireworks” with this simple and safe activity.
Using a spectroscope, you may see that what appears to be a single color of light is really a combination of colors called a spectrum.
There's more to polar ice than just frozen water. Learn about the many varieties of ice found at the poles and how and where they form.
Make a scale model of the Solar System and learn the REAL definition of "space."
Check out an interview with innovator, musician, and composer Roscoe Mitchell.
From 1977 until 2003, the Exploratorium published a quarterly magazine. The Exploratorium Magazine Online is a companion to selected issues of the print magazine, providing key articles and activities and including multimedia features.
Lisa Miller is a mechanic and teacher who shows her auto shop students how to use their listening skills to fix cars.
Explore the surrounding sounds that everyday objects make. Build a noise contraption from these objects, then add a PicoCricket to automate your contraption. Finally, add a light sensor and program your sound automata to "play" when triggered by light.
Decorate your desktop with some of the most intriguing pattern and perception images from the Exploratorium.
In February 2009, the Exploratorium hosted Darwin Days, a series of presentations, debates, and discussions exploring the ways scientists continue to learn from and apply their knowledge of evolutionary biology to a broad range of pursuits.
Staff member Vivian Altmann presents the "Snack" Water-Bottle Membranophone." Make some noise with simple materials.
Activities and workshops for playful invention, investigation, and collaboration
Experience the psychedelic visuals of the legendary Joshua Light Show.