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Exploring Paper

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Antarctica: Ice Gallery

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File Card Bridges
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How Old Is It?
How Old Is It?

How do scientists establish the age of artifacts, rocks, and settlements?

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In an earthquake, some older structures collapse and others stand tall. The difference is usually retrofitting.

About Alignments
About Alignments

The Maya were expert sky-watchers, careful observers of the motions of the celestial bodies...

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Stepping is rhythmic movement that uses the body as an instrument.

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Science at Burning Man
Science at Burning Man

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Turning Point Activity

When you ride a bike in a straight line, you must make many minor corrections in order to stay upright.

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Exploring Paper
Exploring Paper

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Bee Hummer

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Saturn: Jewel of the Solar System

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Arctic Whales

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Building for the Big One
Building for the Big One

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.

Complexity / Turbulent Landscapes
Complexity / Turbulent Landscapes

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

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Bubble Colors
Look Inside a Tooth
Look Inside a Tooth

Teeth are the most common fossils found. What can they tell us?

The Nose Knows
The Nose Knows (pdf)

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Color Uncovered App
Color Uncovered App

Explore the surprising side of color.

Fruitful DNA Extraction
Fruitful DNA Extraction (pdf)

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

Ancient Observatories
Ancient Observatories

Journey into Chaco Canyon, where ancient people built monuments to the cosmos. Journey to Chichén Itzá, where the Maya built monuments to the sun.

Turbulent Landscapes
Turbulent Landscapes

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

The Cold Water Candy Test
The Cold Water Candy Test
Your Stuff, Your Stories
Your Stuff, Your Stories

Can a gum wrapper have a story? Discover just how important and meaningful an object can be.

Tilt-a-Graph
Tilt-a-Graph

Explore graphing, angles, and storytelling by building a seesaw for your smartphone.

Surf Forecast
Surf Forecast

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

Aurora

See the light of the exhibit Aurora.

IR Detector
IR Detector

Use a sheet of liquid crystal to learn about how infrared cameras work.

Looking at the Moon

Looking at the night sky can help you see how your eyes and brain make sense out of moonlight.

Be mesmerized by the PVC structure that allows Strandbeests to walk.

Driven
Driven

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.

Meet the Artist: Carlos Zapata

Meet Carlos Zapata, an automata artist showcased at Curious Contraptions.

Build a Soundscape
Build a Soundscape

How do different sounds combine to make the unique audio environments of specific places? Build the soundscapes of a beach and a train station.

From Jungle to Lab: The Study of Life's Complexity
From Jungle to Lab: The Study of Life's Complexity

Visit Las Cuevas Research Station in Belize and the Natural History Museum in London to learn about the study of biodiversity.

Trapezoidal Window
Trapezoidal Window

Sometimes things are not as they appear.

Overview of the Rosetta Mission
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Transit of Mercury: November 8, 2006
Transit of Mercury 2006
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Seismic Slinky

What goes on under the ground during an earthquake? Use a Slinky to model the various seismic waves that make the earth tremble.

Colored Shadows Demo

An additive mixture of light makes for some colorful fun.

How Many Saturdays? App
How Many Saturdays? App

Explore our app and measure the time of your life.

Bird Call Quiz
Bird Call Quiz

Listen to bird songs and try to figure out which are songs, which are companion calls, and which are alarms.

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