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

Find out why wind resistance is a big drag for bicyclists, and use our calculator to estimate drag for yourself.

How can a microscopic organism lift several pounds of dough? Find out with this activity.

An ordinary metal spoon can make some astounding sounds!

Just how do we remember a face?

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

Grow marshmallows to monstrous proportions!

Use the numbers on four cards to make up equations that equal the number on a fifth card.

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

A fish-eye view of the brain

Meet a kinetic sculptor.

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

Activities and workshops for playful invention, investigation, and collaboration

What happens to meat when you cook it?

Find out what's inside a floppy disk.

Take an animated tour of Antarctica's variety of ice formations, which give it a beauty unrivaled anywhere on Earth.

For accuracy, it's best to use both a candy thermometer and the cold water test when making candy.

Recycle a potato chip can into a simple camera.

This ancient temple holds a secret...can you reveal the mystery?

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

A model for heart development

Modelos plásticos huecos del aparato vocal humano convierten el graznido de un pato en sonidos de vocales.

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

Journey into Chaco Canyon, where ancient people built monuments to the cosmos. Journey to Chichén Itzá, where the Maya built monuments to the sun.

Richter and beyond

Explore the ideas behind Science of Sharing with these Activities.

Explore the surprising side of color.

What goes on under the ground during an earthquake? Use a Slinky to model the various seismic waves that make the earth tremble.

How many objects can you follow at once?

San Francisco was born in gold dust, and nearly died in rubble and ashes.

Make your own miniature "Lava Lite."

Try these low-cost, teacher-tested activities for the classroom and the curious.

Darkening polar skies often bring beautiful light displays.

Make a simple rocket and a rocket launcher, and watch a demonstration of how the finished rocket will fly.

Try your hand at explaining symbols both modern and ancient, and then make your own.

Map sunspots and build an apparatus for safe sunspot viewing!

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