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

Dive into websites, activities, apps, and more.

Flying Tinsel: What's going on

Flying tinsel isn't magic—it's repelling electrostatic charges.

Quake Basics: Waves
Quake Basics: Waves

The earth moves in mysterious ways

Bulk up your understanding of the "muscles" that move Theo Jansen's strandbeests.

Science activity that demonstrates reflections in a kaleidoscope
Duck Into Kaleidoscope
Make multiple images of yourself.
Hydrogen: Paul Stepahin

Let hydrogen start your journey through the periodic table.

Solar Views
Solar Views
Height Site
Height Site

Make a tool that lets you measure how tall a building is or how high a rocket flies.

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?

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.

Science activity to explore hydraulics with a pair of dueling syringes
Hydraulic Battle
Plunge into hydraulics with a pair of dueling syringes.
Science activity that demonstrates the kinetic behavior of gas
Gas Model
A fun way to visualize gas molecules in constant motion.
How to Build a Spectroscope
How to Build a Spectroscope

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.

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