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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

Tour a hydroponic greenhouse in frozen Antarctica.

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

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

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

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

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

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

A model for heart development

Nobel Laureate Symposium

Get down and dirty with the surprising science of soil.

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.

Use the Science Journal mobile app to investigate movement.

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

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

Activities and workshops for playful invention, investigation, and collaboration

A window on regeneration

Learn how you too can enjoy our activities in your kitchen, garage, classroom, and community.

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

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

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

Are you quick enough to hit a 90 mph fastball?

A trash-filled median blossoms into a community oasis.

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

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.

Recycle a potato chip can into a simple camera.

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

What does it take to block gamma radiation?

Do hot water and cold water mix?

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

The fact and fiction behind some bizarre gardening remedies.

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

The Instruments Aboard the Mars Exploration Rover

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

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