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

Each webcast, the Exploratorium staff and teachers demonstrate their science projects and compete for the title of IRON SCIENCE TEACHER!

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Have you ever wondered what makes blue cheese blue, or why some cheeses are hard and others soft?

What brings archeologists and astronomers alike to this ten-mile canyon in remote New Mexico?

Here's how you can model the use of X rays for medical examinations with some sand and a piece of screen.

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

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

Learn about scale and structure with eight great activities designed for the elementary classroom.

Get down and dirty with the surprising science of soil.

Listen to the sound of a rainstorm – anytime, anywhere.

See why these beautiful flowers have attracted generations of admirers.

The lure of Terra Australis Incognita begins with the Ancient Greeks and ends with modern cruise ships.

How do you stop and steer a bicycle? What forces keep the bicycle from falling over?

See links relevant to the themes presented in the Traits of Life exhibition.

This clay building activity shows that when you make things bigger, weight increases faster than strength.

The nearly ice-free Dry Valleys are an Antarctic anomaly, and Earth's closest equivalent to Mars.

On March 29, 2006, a total solar eclipse occurred when the new moon moved directly between the sun and the earth. The moon’s shadow fell on the eastern tip of Brazil, sped eastward across the Atlantic, through northern Africa, across the Mediterranean, an

Learn about the giants of the polar seas.

Explore the surprising side of color.

In 2009, the ECHO (Education through Cultural and Historical Organizations) Partners hosted a national symposium held at the Exploratorium to discuss the effects of climate change on the planet. You can watch archived webcasts of the symposium.

It's easy to fold a sheet of paper in half. But can you fold a sheet of paper in half ten times?

From 1977 until 2003, the Exploratorium published a quarterly magazine. The Exploratorium Magazine Online is a companion to selected issues of the print magazine, providing key articles and activities and including multimedia features.

Kid-friendly explorations and experiments for curious minds.

Our reactions may be trained, but the devices that make music sound "sad" are real enough.

fat, proteins, collagen, and more

In celebration of Albert Einstein's work in 1905, science laboratories and museum around the world (including the Exploratorium) participated in a twelve-hour webcast that explored Einstein's influence on current physics research.

The three most densely populated cities on the planet where seismologists expect major earthquakes are San Francisco, Tokyo, and Istanbul. Find out why the effects in each city will be very different.

Download desktop wallpaper for your computer.

Humpbacks, minkes, and orcas are often sighted in the nutrient-rich Antarctic waters.

Grow spikes of crystals in the sun.

Learn about the body's vital defense force.

An introduction to the concepts and theories that contribute to contemporary complexity research.

Observe the effects of special relativity as you travel near the speed of light.

An evening of wine, food, and talk.

Each webcast, the Exploratorium staff and teachers demonstrate their science projects and compete for the title of IRON SCIENCE TEACHER!