
Peter Taylor's Tool Belt
by Steve Gennrich • January 7, 2017
Peter Taylor, Exploratorium Super-Technician, talks about his outdoor installation tools.
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The nearly ice-free Dry Valleys are an Antarctic anomaly, and Earth's closest equivalent to Mars.
Build a stripped-down motor, a simple, easy-to-make version of the electric motors found in toys, tools, and appliances.
Scratch Film, also known as Direct Animation, is the process of drawing and scratching designs directly onto film.
Is it just a glorified plank with roller skate wheels on it? Or is it a highly engineered device through which kids have reclaimed the urban landscape, bringing creativity and style back to the sterile asphalt spaces of sprawl?
Experiment with water, temperature, and light to see what makes a seed come out of its shell.
Learn about common techniques for peering inside the body in order to diagnose disease and injury.
Is it just a glorified plank with roller skate wheels on it? Or is it a highly engineered device through which kids have reclaimed the urban landscape, bringing creativity and style back to the sterile asphalt spaces of sprawl?
by Steve Gennrich • January 7, 2017
Peter Taylor, Exploratorium Super-Technician, talks about his outdoor installation tools.
In Observance of the 50th Anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
The Maya were expert sky-watchers, careful observers of the motions of the celestial bodies...
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.
In an earthquake, some older structures collapse and others stand tall. The difference is usually retrofitting.
A naked egg is an egg without a shell. Using vinegar, you can dissolve the eggshell without breaking the membrane that contains the egg.
Four downloadable workshop guides for teaching introductory genetics in a museum or other informal education setting.
Touch supercooled water drops with an ice crystal and trigger them to freeze instantly.
Listen to bird songs and try to figure out which are songs, which are companion calls, and which are alarms.
Most people abhor the sound of their own recorded voice. So what are these recording devices doing to our voices to make them sound so awful?
Build cantilevers from bamboo garden poles and drinking straws and discover the importance of scale.