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

Your CRT screen may appear to wiggle when you give it the raspberry, but the only thing wiggling is you.

anatomy of a skateboard, skateboard tricks, types of skateboarding, physics glossary.

Listen in on conversations with Laurie Anderson, Brian Eno, and others in Speaking of Music Rewind.

Learn about the body's vital defense force.

Art/science teams explore the underlying systems that give the San Francisco Bay Area its unique character.

Si mira fijamente este punto por algunos momentos, éste desaparece.

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

Before there were clocks, people used shadows to tell time!

Will the "real" South Pole please stand up?

See links relevant to the themes presented in the Traits of Life exhibition.

Your CRT screen may appear to wiggle when you give it the raspberry, but the only thing wiggling is you.

Find out why biodiversity benefits plants and people alike.

Dig into the succulent science of making things grow.

Decorate your desktop with some of the most intriguing pattern and perception images from the Exploratorium.

Crabeaters have extraordinary teeth, Weddells are downright cute, and leopards are as fierce as their namesake

Your brain is always looking for blank spaces and filling them in. Sometimes, your brain leaps to the wrong conclusion. Then you get a surprise!

What's the science behind a home run? Why do curveballs curve? Learn about the game from players from the S.F. Giants & Oakland A's.

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

Using a spectroscope, you may see that what appears to be a single color of light is really a combination of colors called a spectrum.

Kid-friendly explorations and experiments for curious minds.

A rock-climbing physicist explores the mechanics of his hands.

Wind tubes are a playful and inventive way to explore the effect that moving air has on objects.

Think you have a lot in common with a kiwi fruit? Genetically speaking, you do.

Explore the process of reconstructing a skull as a 3-D model.

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

Use dominoes to model a nerve cell's transmission of a signal

Do a card trick that's guaranteed to make you look like a mind reader.

Richter and beyond

What is a gear ratio? And how do gears help make the bicycle so efficient?

Each webcast, the Exploratorium staff and teachers demonstrate their science projects and compete for the title of IRON SCIENCE TEACHER!

Learn how to bridge the digital generation gap

Meteor, meteorite, meteoroid – what's the difference?

Experiment with rhythm through stepping, a musical dance form that uses the body as a percussion instrument.

Art/science teams explore the underlying systems that give the San Francisco Bay Area its unique character.

An ordinary metal spoon can make some astounding sounds!

Seasoned gardeners depend on a community of bacteria, worms, and insects to get the most out of their plantings. Find out why.

White-coated Arctic icons, these supreme hunters are under threat

Explore the science behind food and cooking with recipes, activities, and archived Webcasts.

Join us as we crunch our way through everything from our San Francisco sourdough to Injera and Pugliese.