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Exposición de tarjetas postales

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Profile of a Frog Researcher

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How to Build a Spectroscope

Using a spectroscope, you may see that what appears to be a single color of light is really a combination of colors called a spectrum.

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Complexity / Turbulent Landscapes

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

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Martian Snowflakes

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Cardboard Automata

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Seymour Papert Lecture

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Smell the Maillard Reaction

Amino acids and corn syrup combine to create new aromas.

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Yeast-Air Balloons

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Polar Bears

White-coated Arctic icons, these supreme hunters are under threat

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Monthly Wallpaper
Monthly Wallpaper

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Transit of Venus: The Rarest Eclipse
Transit of Venus 2012 & 2004

Watch Venus travel in front of the Sun. 

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Bikes: Brakes

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

Color Vision and Color Photography
Explore the past and present of color vision.
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TV Dots
TV Dots

See how TV screens create images from many tiny colored dots of light.

Solar Views
Solar Views
Susie Ibarra: Interview

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Geiger Counter
Geiger Counter

What does it take to block gamma radiation?

Ice Stories: Dispatches from Polar Scientists
Ice Stories: Dispatches from Polar Scientists

There are about 500 dispatches from scientists working in the Arctic and Antarctica, along with original videos, photos, webcasts, and articles.

Transit of Venus: Sonification

Experience Wayne Grim's sonification of the transit of Venus.

The Amazing Water Trick
The Amazing Water Trick

Do hot water and cold water mix?

Secret Bells
Secret Bells

An ordinary metal spoon can make some astounding sounds!

The DNA Files: Hands-on Workshops
The DNA Files: Hands-on Workshops

Four downloadable workshop guides for teaching introductory genetics in a museum or other informal education setting.

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Bringing Masks to Life
Bringing Masks to Life
We can communicate our feelings with our bodies as well as our faces and words.
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Brain Explorer

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

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Lisa Mezzacappa presents ORGANELLE, a musical exploration of time.

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How Old Is It?

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Zebrafish Embryo

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Iron Science Teacher

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The Nose Knows (pdf)

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Molecular Meat

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Cookie Subduction
Cookie Subduction

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