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

You may be surprised at the results of this "wimpy" workout.

Discover the difference between taste and smell.

Activities and workshops for playful invention, investigation, and collaboration

Bring movie, TV, and cartoon images to life.

Far north in the night sky, a faint glow appears on the horizon. Green and red flames of light stretch across the sky.

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.

Skilled listeners share their secrets.

Come with us to Chaco Canyon in northwestern New Mexico, which is rich with thousand-year-old artifacts of the ancient Pueblo culture and contains sites that appear to have been astronomical observatories.

How many objects can you follow at once?

See a map of recent earthquakes in the United States, and learn why earthquakes happen so frequently on the West Coast.

High energy prices got you down? Discover how pickles can ease your troubles.

Learn how to find the histories and origins of words.

Your CRT screen may appear to wiggle when you give it the raspberry, but the only thing wiggling is you.

Meteor, meteorite, meteoroid – what's the difference?

Make yourself giant or tiny with a snip of the scissors.

The lure of Terra Australis Incognita begins with the Ancient Greeks and ends with modern cruise ships.

Are there meat by-products in makeup? Can you guess where you might find them?

Turn your phone into a pocket science laboratory with tools to measure light, motion, sound, and more.

Follow along with expedition leader Bob Ballard and his crew on the exploration vessel Nautilus as they search for hydrothermal vents, underwater volcanoes, and ancient shipwrecks.

Find out about bicycle brakes and balance, and calculate your stopping distance on a bicycle.

Do hot water and cold water mix?

Want to understand how to predict when the good waves are coming to your shore? It helps to start with the basics behind the formation of ocean waves.

An introduction to the concepts and theories that contribute to contemporary complexity research.

Not all bubbles are made with soap!

Put on a mask and see how we communicate with our bodies as well as with our faces and words.

Learn about the giants of the polar seas.

What kinds of candy are made and enjoyed in where you live?

The untold stories behind scientific discovery.

Uncover the everyday origins of some extraordinary instruments.

Use live data to make your own wave predictions, wherever you are.

Have you ever wondered what makes blue cheese blue, or why some cheeses are hard and others soft?

By looking at satellite and climate data that's available on the Web, surfers can follow storms into shore and be there in time to catch the biggest waves.

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.

Did you know the Maya used two calendars? How did they know when to plan their big New Year's parties?

In this activity, students make bridges using an oil-based modeling clay (plasticene).

Sperimenta interattivamente l'illusione del muro del caffé.

A trash-filled median blossoms into a community oasis.

Try these low-cost, teacher-tested activities for the classroom and the curious.

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.

Use the Science Journal mobile app to investigate movement.

The common ground between pickles, cheese, bread, wine, and many other foods.

Activités pour la classe élémentaire.