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

The more astronomy changes, the more it stays the same. This series of images juxtaposes ancient and modern study of the celestial bodies.

Make a simple rocket and a rocket launcher, and watch a demonstration of how the finished rocket will fly.

Demonstrations of electric Robo-Cars made by 22 Science Summer students.

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

What do you really know about what you see?

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.

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

A naked egg is an egg without a shell. Using vinegar, you can dissolve the eggshell without breaking the membrane that contains the egg.

Watch tiny blue, green, and white molds grow on leftover food.

Can your eyes fool your nose? Find out with this experiment.

Produce some pretty mixed-up music with this online interactive.

A model for heart development

Use live data to make your own wave predictions, wherever you are.

Watch Venus travel in front of the sun. 

See living stem cells and find out why they are the "stem" from which all other cells develop.

Tinker with electricity using common objects: batteries, lights, buzzers, motors, switches, etc.

Explore the science behind food and cooking with recipes, activities, and archived Webcasts.

Explore the process of extracting DNA from Neanderthal bones.

Grow marshmallows to monstrous proportions!

With a lens, you can bend light to make pictures of the world.

Take a virtual journey to the frog capital of the world, Rayne, Louisiana.

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.

Scientific knowledge and a few chemical concoctions can get you through a Bad Hair Day.

Tinker with electricity using common objects: batteries, lights, buzzers, motors, switches, etc.

The more astronomy changes, the more it stays the same. This series of images juxtaposes ancient and modern study of the celestial bodies.

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

An inside look at a chicken's egg.

Grow your own stalagmites in luscious colors.

Recycle some cans to make after-dinner music!

Teeth are the most common fossils found. What can they tell us?

Experiment with water, temperature, and light to see what makes a seed come out of its shell.

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

What do you really know about what you see?

A bicycle, masking tape, paper, pencil, and a little curiosity are all you need to find out how the gears of a bicycle work.

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

Skilled listeners share their secrets.

Tiny shrimplike crustaceans, krill play a critical roll in many marine food webs, even feeding huge baleen whales.

Learn about the inner workings of a cell through this interactive exhibit.

The untold stories behind scientific discovery.

Experiment with rhythm through stepping, a musical dance form that uses the body as a percussion instrument.

A drop of water makes a fine magnifying lens.

A series of talks celebrating both the historical and contemporary dimensions of the Eames design legacy.

Introduce students to unique life science activities that let them work with our research-quality microscopic images and videos.

Dig into the succulent science of making things grow.

Land of ice and people

Darkening polar skies often bring beautiful light displays.

Bone conduction is another pathway to listening.

How are creative investigations sparked? What does a state of inspiration feel like? Can inspiration be transmitted from person to person? Join us for an audio slideshow series that explores the fascinating world of how we work creatively.

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

Come with us to Chaco Canyon in northwestern New Mexico, which is rich with thousand-year-old artifacts of the ancient Pueblo culture and contains sites that appear to have been astronomical observatories.