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

Dive into websites, activities, apps, and more.

The Body Farm
The Body Farm

Human corpses decay alfresco, all in the name of forensic science.

Exploring Paper
Exploring Paper

Learn about origami, make your own paper, and find out the best way to fold a paper airplane.

The Domino Effect
The Domino Effect (pdf)

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

Chichén Itzá

Explore the ancient knowledge of the Maya, who built sophisticated monuments to the sun.
Meet the Artist: Paul Spooner

Meet Paul Spooner, a featured artist at our Curious Contraptions exhibition.

Bread Worldwide
Bread Worldwide

Tour the Breads of the World
Curious Contraptions

Explore small, surreal worlds through Curious Contraptions automata.

Science activity that demonstrates the Curie point phenomenon
Curie Point
When a piece of iron gets too hot, it loses its attraction to a magnet.
Diving into the Gene Pool
Diving into the Gene Pool

A multifaceted exhibition that explored genetics and the Human Genome Project from a variety of perspectives from April 8 to September 4, 1995.

Luccichío
Luccichío

I movimenti dei tuoi occhi faranno brillare questo disegno.

Straws and Pins
Straws and Pins

What can you build with 50 straws and 50 pins?

Collisions on Ice
Collisions on Ice

What happens when two hockey players collide? Try our hockey collision calculator!

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