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

Evidence: How Do We Know What We Know?
Evidence: How Do We Know What We Know?

For most of us, science arrives in our lives packaged neatly as fact. But how did it get that way?

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Candy-o-Matic

Find out how different kinds of candy are made in the Candy-o-matic!

The Heart of the Matter: Inside CERN
The Heart of the Matter: Inside CERN

Visit the European Organization for Nuclear Research, known as CERN, which studies what the universe is made of and how the universe works.

Electronic Guidebook Research Project
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Darwin Days
Darwin Days

In February 2009, the Exploratorium hosted Darwin Days, a series of presentations, debates, and discussions exploring the ways scientists continue to learn from and apply their knowledge of evolutionary biology to a broad range of pursuits.

Braking & Steering
Braking & Steering

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

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Frames & Materials

What are the best materials for frames? What are the best designs?

Subzero Gardening
Subzero Gardening

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Mars Viewer
Mars Viewer

Investigate actual images of the Martian surface taken by the rovers Spirit and Opportunity.

Hetch Hetchy Regional Water System

Take an exclusive tour of the Hetch Hetchy water system. 

 
 
Stripped-Down Motor
Stripped-Down Motor

Build a stripped-down motor, a simple, easy-to-make version of the electric motors found in toys, tools, and appliances.

Clay Bridges
Clay Bridges

In this activity, students make bridges using an oil-based modeling clay (plasticene).

Modeling the Seasons
Modeling the Seasons

See for yourself how the tilt of the earth's axis results in what we experience as the seasons.

Dry Valleys
Dry Valleys

The nearly ice-free Dry Valleys are an Antarctic anomaly, and Earth's closest equivalent to Mars.

Light Painting
Light Painting

You can make a light painting with a light source, a darkened room, and a digital camera.

Build a Light Island
Light Island
How to build a shop version of an Exploratorium exhibit for investigating light
Water Thinking: Climate Change isn’t just a land and air problem.

by Mary Miller • February 24, 2016

The world's oceans are losing oxygen, thanks to climate changes.

Exhibit: Vortex

In this video, Exploratorium educator Aiona Bones invites you to look through the vortex.

Zebrafish

A model for heart development

Vocal Visualizer: Have fun

Two Vocal Visualizers are better than one.

The Nobel Prize: 100 Years of Creativity
The Nobel Prize: 100 Years of Creativity

Nobel Laureate Symposium

Color Dance
Watch a dance floor produce person-specific colors...in Second Life.
The Dirt on Dirt
The Dirt on Dirt

Get down and dirty with the surprising science of soil.

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Swell Swell
Swell Swell

Want to understand how to predict when the good waves are coming to your shore? It helps to start with the basics behind the formation of ocean waves.

What is Community Radio?

Get your antennae ready for what's on the airwaves.

Getting Started with Motion
Getting Started with Motion

Use the Science Journal mobile app to investigate movement.

Make Your Own Rainstick
Make Your Own Rainstick

Listen to the sound of a rainstorm – anytime, anywhere.

The Wheel
The Wheel

Why do road bikes have thin tires, while mountain bikes have fat tires?

The Tinkering Studio
The Tinkering Studio

Activities and workshops for playful invention, investigation, and collaboration

Planaria

A window on regeneration

Collaboration between a father and son
The Tinkering Studio's Projects

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Eames Design Guest Speaker Series
Eames Design Guest Speaker Series

A series of talks celebrating both the historical and contemporary dimensions of the Eames design legacy.

“I'm Alright, Jack, Keep Your Hands Off My Stack”

Consider decision-making for an aging population and its implications.

Orange slices
Juicy Questions (PDF)

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Cardboard Automata
Cardboard Automata

Explore mechanical elements such as cams, levers, and linkages to create your own moving sculpture.

Other Solar Eclipses
Zebrafish Embryo
Zebrafish Embryo

Watch this timelapse video to see a zebrafish develop from a single cell into an embryo

Fastball Reaction Time
Fastball Reaction Time

Are you quick enough to hit a 90 mph fastball?

Any Little Patch of Dirt
Any Little Patch of Dirt

A trash-filled median blossoms into a community oasis.

Pictures from Light
Pictures from Light

With a lens, you can bend light to make pictures of the world.

Polar Geography
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.

Pringles Pinhole
Pringles Pinhole

Recycle a potato chip can into a simple camera.

Energy from Death
Energy from Death

Learn how living things get energy from dead ones in this interactive exhibit.

Sip or Squirt

How do you decide to share, help, and collaborate with others?

Geiger Counter
Geiger Counter

What does it take to block gamma radiation?

Kronos Quartet: Performance

Watch selections from the Kronos Quartet's performance at Resonance.

The Amazing Water Trick
The Amazing Water Trick

Do hot water and cold water mix?

Turbulent Landscapes
Turbulent Landscapes

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

Theo's Workbench: Shoes

Hear from Theo Jansen how the strandbeests' feet have changed and why.

Fireworks in a Bottle

by • July 3, 2015

Make your own liquid “fireworks” with this simple and safe activity.

Mars in a Minute: Are There Quakes on Mars?

Are there earthquakes on Mars? Or rather, “marsquakes?" 

Garden Lore
Garden Lore

The fact and fiction behind some bizarre gardening remedies.

Solar Images
Solar Images

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

MER Tools of the Trade
MER Tools of the Trade

The Instruments Aboard the Mars Exploration Rover

An Artist Looks at Life on an Undersea Volcano
What's a painter doing on this scientific research ship?
Antarctic Whales
Antarctic Whales

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

Clay Beams
Clay Beams

This clay building activity shows that when you make things bigger, weight increases faster than strength.

The Lighter Side of Wonder: A Conversation with Lena Herzog

Join curator Marina McDougall for a conversation with photographer Lena Herzog.

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