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

Get a taste of how the earth's plates move.

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

Activities and History

Explore the unknown world inside your brain with these fun activities.

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.

Not all bubbles are made with soap!

Try your hand at explaining symbols both modern and ancient, and then make your own.

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

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

Make your own miniature "Lava Lite."

In Observance of the 50th Anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

What's the difference between white meat and dark meat? Which animals have which and why?

A model for heart development

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

Explore the scientific, historical, and cultural context behind a new opera about the first atomic bomb test.

A naked egg is an egg without a shell. Using vinegar, you can dissolve the eggshell without breaking the membrane that contains the egg.

Imaginative Designs in Digital and Analog Clothing

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.

Learn about origami, make your own paper, and find out the best way to fold a paper airplane.

A rock-climbing physicist explores the mechanics of his hands.

Imaginative Designs in Digital and Analog Clothing

Take an animated tour of Antarctica's variety of ice formations, which give it a beauty unrivaled anywhere on Earth.

Recycle a potato chip can into a simple camera.

Watch ancient text revealed and read for the first time in a thousand years!

Walk in the shoes of Dean Hudson. As a visually impaired person, Dean depends on audio clues to navigate through the world.

The three most densely populated cities on the planet where seismologists expect major earthquakes are San Francisco, Tokyo, and Istanbul. Find out why the effects in each city will be very different.

Learn about the body's vital defense force.

A model for heart development

APE was a four-year Exploratorium project to explore strategies and tactics to shift the role of visitors from passive recipient of information to active participant in the exhibit experience.

What do stem cells, fruit flies, and zebrafish look like under a microscope?

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

Grow spikes of crystals in the sun.

The brightest buds get all the glory – but they're not just for show.

A brief introduction to the land of the midnight sun.

Use dominoes to model a nerve cell's transmission of a signal

Search a geological map of Ethiopia for fossils.

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.