
Moon to the Eclipse:
7/8/17 Full Moon
by Eileen Campbell • July 8, 2017
Watch the moon pass through its phases as we count down to the total solar eclipse. Tonight: a full moon.
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For most of us, science arrives in our lives packaged neatly as fact. But how did it get that way?
Get to know the early electronic instrument the ondes Martenot.
Why do teens take risks, and what do our notions of risk tell us about the dangers of growing up?
Professional development resources for teacher educators.
Learn about the rovers that have been exploring Mars since 2004, and view the amazing images they've taken.
Scientific knowledge and a few chemical concoctions can get you through a Bad Hair Day.
Explore the evolution of music and dance with Alonzo King and Bernie Krause.
Why is the bicycle the most efficient way to travel? Explore bicycle science and culture.
How does ocean acidification affect humans and sea life?
How good is your friend's driving? You be the seismometer, and find out whether your pal is a smooth sailor or a mover and shaker.
Celebrate musical experimentation with innovator, musician, and composer Roscoe Mitchell.
Learn about common techniques for peering inside the body in order to diagnose disease and injury.
Meet Paul Spooner, an automata artist showcased at Curious Contraptions.
The Antarctic food web is the simplest on the planet, and krill are at its hub.
Investigate actual images of the Martian surface taken by the rovers Spirit and Opportunity.
An introduction to the concepts and theories that contribute to contemporary complexity research.
Each webcast, the Exploratorium staff and teachers demonstrate their science projects and compete for the title of IRON SCIENCE TEACHER!
by Eileen Campbell • July 8, 2017
Watch the moon pass through its phases as we count down to the total solar eclipse. Tonight: a full moon.
An introduction to spectra and to the space-based telescopes. The site includes a number of hands-on activities.
Explore the important engineering concepts of yield strength, ultimate strength, and elasticity as they relate to building a better bicycle.
How can a microscopic organism lift several pounds of dough? Find out with this activity.
Take an animated tour of Antarctica's variety of ice formations, which give it a beauty unrivaled anywhere on Earth.
Meet David Goodsell, a molecular biologist and artist who finds beauty in the molecules of cells.
by Mary Miller • February 24, 2016
The world's oceans are losing oxygen, thanks to climate changes.
Journey into Chaco Canyon, where ancient people built monuments to the cosmos. Journey to Chichén Itzá, where the Maya built monuments to the sun.
What happens to sandy or fine-grained soils when an earthquake shakes them up? Try this simple activity to find out.
Explore the scientific, historical, and cultural context behind a new opera about the first atomic bomb test.