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

Staff member Vivian Altmann presents the "Snack" Water-Bottle Membranophone." Make some noise with simple materials.

Explore the mysterious interactions between light and geography through the eyes and works of artists Charles Ross and James Turrell.

Design and build a musical instrument that responds to changing light.

Living along the continental coastline of Antarctica are the emperors and the Adélies.

the Fudge House on Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco!

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.

A do-it-yourself cartoon kit. It's easy to make pictures move!

Download a PDF file with step-by-step instructions for doing your own cow's eye dissection.

Grow spikes of crystals in the sun.

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

Learn about the rovers that have been exploring Mars since 2004, and view the amazing images they've taken.

Learn how to find the histories and origins of words.

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

Listen to internationally recognized authorities on human thought and behavior, including Temple Grandin and Paul Ekman.

Sometimes we can learn about outer space when space objects come to us.

Learn how eyes work, and watch a cow's eye dissection. Then follow step-by-step instructions to do a cow's eye dissection yourself.

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

These unique – and uniquely beautiful – seal species spend their lives amid the sea ice

On March 29, 2006, a total solar eclipse occurred when the new moon moved directly between the sun and the earth. The moon’s shadow fell on the eastern tip of Brazil, sped eastward across the Atlantic, through northern Africa, across the Mediterranean, an

Humpbacks, minkes, and orcas are often sighted in the nutrient-rich Antarctic waters.

Recycle a potato chip can into a simple camera.

Not all bubbles are made with soap!

How do you stop and steer a bicycle? What forces keep the bicycle from falling over?

The Antarctic food web is the simplest on the planet, and krill are at its hub.

Learn about bike gears using thread spools and a rubber band.

Are there meat by-products in makeup? Can you guess where you might find them?

Do hot water and cold water mix?

With just mud, paper and an egg, you can grow colonies of multi-hued microbes!

Darkening polar skies often bring beautiful light displays.

Where do all the different languages in the world come from?

Map sunspots and build an apparatus for safe sunspot viewing!

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

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 the most important piece of equipment-- your feet!

Explore the ideas behind Science of Sharing with these Activities.

Learn about the rovers that have been exploring Mars since 2004, and view the amazing images they've taken.

See a map of recent earthquakes in the United States, and learn why earthquakes happen so frequently on the West Coast.

Where is the Center of the Universe? Here, there, and everywhere.

In celebration of Albert Einstein's work in 1905, science laboratories and museum around the world (including the Exploratorium) participated in a twelve-hour webcast that explored Einstein's influence on current physics research.

A window on regeneration

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

In celebration of Albert Einstein's work in 1905, science laboratories and museum around the world (including the Exploratorium) participated in a twelve-hour webcast that explored Einstein's influence on current physics research.

How does drafting help a cyclist? What is skin friction?

Can your eyes fool your nose? Find out with this experiment.

High energy prices got you down? Discover how pickles can ease your troubles.

Search a geological map of Ethiopia for fossils.

A drop of water makes a fine magnifying lens.