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The lure of Terra Australis Incognita begins with the Ancient Greeks and ends with modern cruise ships.
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.
The more astronomy changes, the more it stays the same. This series of images juxtaposes ancient and modern study of the celestial bodies.
Learn about origami, make your own paper, and find out the best way to fold a paper airplane.
A downloadable series of graphics from our Faultline website gives a snapshot of seismic science.
See living stem cells and find out why they are the "stem" from which all other cells develop.
A collection of auditory illusions found in indigenous folk practices, popular music, and scientific research.
Each webcast, the Exploratorium staff and teachers demonstrate their science projects and compete for the title of IRON SCIENCE TEACHER!
Enjoy the colors and textures of phenomena demonstrated by Exploratorium exhibits.
Launch a rocket with a plastic pop bottle and use Height Site to figure out how high it flies.
Cuatro exposiciones lo suficientemente pequeñas para caber en tarjetas postales.
Did you know the Maya used two calendars? How did they know when to plan their big New Year's parties?
You can make a light painting with a light source, a darkened room, and a digital camera.
How has imagery changed the way we look at our bodies—over time and in different cultures?
Scratch Film, also known as Direct Animation, is the process of drawing and scratching designs directly onto film.
Build cantilevers from bamboo garden poles and drinking straws and discover the importance of scale.
Join curator Marina McDougall for a conversation with photographer Lena Herzog.
Stand outside on a sunny day with a watch in your hand, and you can tell which way is north.
Explore the evolution of music and dance with Alonzo King and Bernie Krause.
The more astronomy changes, the more it stays the same. This series of images juxtaposes ancient and modern study of the celestial bodies.
Art/science teams explore the underlying systems that give the San Francisco Bay Area its unique character.
Explore the surrounding sounds that everyday objects make. Build a noise contraption from these objects, then add a PicoCricket to automate your contraption. Finally, add a light sensor and program your sound automata to "play" when triggered by light.