Turning Light into Sound with Wayne Grim and the Kronos Quartet
by Liz Ball • July 13, 2017
Join the Kronos Quartet for a performance like no other.
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Explore, Play, Discover: Websites, Activities, and More
Dive into websites, activities, apps, and more.
Hubble: A View to the Edge of Space
Join us as we visit the Hubble Space Telescope, and see what's happening at Mission Control.
Headlands Experiments
A physicist, a scientist, and a musician experiment with sound, music, and acoustics using instruments both real and found.
Plate Tectonics
See a map of recent earthquakes in the United States, and learn why earthquakes happen so frequently on the West Coast.
Light Instruments: Designing and Building
Design and build a musical instrument that responds to changing light.
Meta Cookie: Olfactory and Gustatory Augmented Reality
by Rob Rothfarb • February 11, 2011
Visitors experienced the sights and smells of "Meta Cookie', an augmented reality installation at After Dark: Get Surreal.
Circuit Boards
Tinker with electricity using common objects: batteries, lights, buzzers, motors, switches, etc.
Ice
There's more to polar ice than just frozen water. Learn about the many varieties of ice found at the poles and how and where they form.
Body Language
Put on a mask and see how we communicate with our bodies as well as with our faces and words.
Origins
Explore the places, people, tools, and ideas behind the origins of matter, the universe, and life itself.
Resonance: Unheard Sounds & Undiscovered Music
Watch contemporary musicians and sound artists perform and discuss their work.
Hubble: A View to the Edge of Space
Join us as we visit the Hubble Space Telescope, and see what's happening at Mission Control.
Bee Hummer
Make a simple musical instrument that sounds like a swarm of buzzing bees when you spin it around.
Bronx Cheer Bulb
Your CRT screen may appear to wiggle when you give it the raspberry, but the only thing wiggling is you.
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.
The DNA Files: Hands-on Workshops
Four downloadable workshop guides for teaching introductory genetics in a museum or other informal education setting.
Fruitful DNA Extraction (pdf)
Think you have a lot in common with a kiwi fruit? Genetically speaking, you do.
Exploratorium Magazine
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.
Journey to Mars
Learn about the rovers that have been exploring Mars since 2004, and view the amazing images they've taken.
Plate Tectonics
See a map of recent earthquakes in the United States, and learn why earthquakes happen so frequently on the West Coast.
Venus and Jupiter: The Brightest Become the Closest
by Adam Esposito • June 29, 2015
Jupiter and Venus pass each other in sky this week.
San Diego Race Weather Report
Visit the National Weather Service for the lowdown on sailing weather.
NASA Moon Tour with Brian H. Day
This year marks 50 years since the first human set foot on the moon. Relive the memories with NASA scientist Brian H. Day—take a look back at each of the Apollo landing sites, examine why NASA chose each one, and reflect on what they learned at each site.
McMurdo Station
"Mac Town," the first stop for many scientists in Antarctica, is the same as any town–only different.
Clay Beams
This clay building activity shows that when you make things bigger, weight increases faster than strength.
ColorFest Demonstration: Oaxacan Dyes And Textiles
Take a look at traditional Oaxacan dyeing practices.
Iron Science Teacher
Each webcast, the Exploratorium staff and teachers demonstrate their science projects and compete for the title of IRON SCIENCE TEACHER!
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