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

Grow your own stalagmites in luscious colors.

Design and build a musical instrument that responds to changing light.

Interact with the Cafe Wall Illusion.

The earth moves in mysterious ways

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

On Saturday, May 6th, 2000 we hosted a live panel discussion and webcast to explore the amazing phenomena of Star Trek.

Make your own refracting telescope from a pair of reading glasses.

Play. Invent. Explore. PIE is a group of educators who share a playful and inventive approach to teaching with technology.

Dig into the succulent science of making things grow.

Take a timeline tour of our past and present.

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

Explore our app and measure the time of your life.

Sometimes we can learn about outer space when space objects come to us.

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

Explore mechanical elements such as cams, levers, and linkages to create your own moving sculpture.

Imagine yourself in the middle of the vast Pacific Ocean. You've been sailing for weeks, and there's no land in sight. Do you know where you are? Do you know which way to go?

Your guide to the Northern and Southern Lights (also in 'Observatory')

Learn how changes in genes over generations created the modern goldfish.

Why is the bicycle the most efficient way to travel? Explore bicycle science and culture.

Not all bubbles are made with soap!

Try your hand at explaining symbols both modern and ancient, and then make your own.

Find out why balls bounce--or fail to bounce.

Take an animated tour of Antarctica's variety of ice formations, which give it a beauty unrivaled anywhere on Earth.

What's the difference between white meat and dark meat? Which animals have which and why?

Build a bridge from a piece of paper and explore ways of making it stronger.

Explore the scientific, historical, and cultural context behind a new opera about the first atomic bomb test.

The common ground between pickles, cheese, bread, wine, and many other foods.

Explore the places, people, tools, and ideas behind the origins of matter, the universe, and life itself.

Get a lesson in listening from Doniga Markegard, an expert wildlife tracker.

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

Explore our app and measure the time of your life.

Activities and workshops for playful invention, investigation, and collaboration

The brightest buds get all the glory – but they're not just for show.

Can a gum wrapper have a story? Discover just how important and meaningful an object can be.

Why is baseball so popular in Japan?