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

Decorate your desktop with some of the most intriguing pattern and perception images from the Exploratorium.

Take a timeline tour of our past and present.

I movimenti dei tuoi occhi faranno brillare questo disegno.

Build a bridge from a piece of paper and explore ways of making it stronger.

Listen to the sound of a rainstorm – anytime, anywhere.

We Moved! Follow Us to San Francisco’s Historic Waterfront

Learn about the most important piece of equipment-- your feet!

Technological developments have changed how we view Earth. See LandSat images and learn more about our home planet.

A bicycle, masking tape, paper, pencil, and a little curiosity are all you need to find out how the gears of a bicycle work.

Making waves.

Capture the sound of your beautiful voice by singing into a wok.

Nobel Laureate Symposium

Listen to the sound of a rainstorm – anytime, anywhere.

Attivita per le classi Elementari e Medie.

Each webcast, the Exploratorium staff and teachers demonstrate their science projects and compete for the title of IRON SCIENCE TEACHER!

See why these beautiful flowers have attracted generations of admirers.

Not all bubbles are made with soap!

Play with the stuff that makes dough stretchy.

Recycle some cans to make after-dinner music!

Grow your own stalagmites in luscious colors.

Discover the secret colors hidden in black ink. With a paper towel, a black marker, and a cup of water, create a rainbow of colors while exploring capillary action and chromatography.

fat, proteins, collagen, and more

Si mira fijamente este punto por algunos momentos, éste desaparece.

Do hot water and cold water mix?

These unique – and uniquely beautiful – seal species spend their lives amid the sea ice

Imagine yourself in the middle of the vast Pacific Ocean. You've been sailing for weeks, and there's no land in sight. Do you know where you are? Do you know which way to go?

Explore the places, people, tools, and ideas behind the origins of matter, the universe, and life itself.

Build a stripped-down motor, a simple, easy-to-make version of the electric motors found in toys, tools, and appliances.

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.

They're a menace to ships, but life thrives in these frozen oases.

Why is baseball so popular in Japan?

How do you stop and steer a bicycle? What forces keep the bicycle from falling over?

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

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.