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Dive into websites, activities, apps, and more.

Oil Spot Photometer

Measure the brightness of the sun using cooking oil and a white card.

Sparkling Science: Champagne
Sparkling Science: Champagne

Learn how sparkling wine is made, what makes it different from still wine, and where all those little bubbles come from!

Flat Lens
Flat Lens

A drop of water makes a fine magnifying lens.

Seeing
Seeing

What do you really know about what you see?

Stripped-Down Motor
Stripped-Down Motor

Build a stripped-down motor, a simple, easy-to-make version of the electric motors found in toys, tools, and appliances.

Kosher Dill Current
Kosher Dill Current

High energy prices got you down? Discover how pickles can ease your troubles.

Give and Take

Dark-colored materials absorb and emit energy more readily than light-colored materials.

Go With The Flow
Go With The Flow

Spin the bottle to see beautiful swirling shapes

Science activity that demonstrates how geysers work
Geyser

Just spew it—build your own cyclic hot water fountain.

"Outdoor Exploratorium" Exhibits Leaving Fort Mason

by • June 30, 2015

Fourth of July weekend is your last chance to experience the Exploratorium’s exhibits at Fort Mason. 

Science activity that demonstrates a visual illusion
Overlapping Spots

Make a bright spot brighter.
The Art of John Edmark

What do plants know about numbers? Paul Dancstep investigates.

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