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

Dive into websites, activities, apps, and more.

Your Body in Your Mind's Eye
Your Body in Your Mind's Eye

Can you take a sip of water from a cup with your eyes closed?

Your Weight on Other Worlds
Your Weight on Other Worlds

Ever wonder what you might weigh on Mars or the moon? Here's your chance to find out.

Science activity that uses a pendulum and a marker to create beautiful designs
Drawing Board

A pendulum moving in two directions creates beautiful designs.
Theo Jansen in Conversation with Marina McDougall

Explore the creative process behind Theo Jansen's extraordinary strandbeests.

Science activity that models ocean acidification
Ocean Acidification in a Cup

A carbon dioxide–rich atmosphere changes the water beneath it.
2018 | Bags

Cheer on the competitors in this zany science cook-off.

You Make It Happen with Ken Finn

See how balls bounce using a double-layer water balloon. 

Science activity that demonstrates human visual perception of images on a smartphone
Pixels, Pictures, Phones

Take a (super) close look at your smartphone. You may be surprised by what you see.
A. J. Racy: Performance

Experience A.J. Racy's compositions exploring ancient forms from Middle Eastern culture.

Science activity that demonstrates a solar cell transforming light into electricity
Output of a Solar Cell

Measure the efficiency of solar cells.
Death And Life Combined
Meet a pacifier of hearts at the Neptune Society Columbarium.
Collecting soil for Winogradsky Column activity
Bacterial Terrarium

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

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