
Fireworks in a Bottle
by • July 3, 2015
Make your own liquid “fireworks” with this simple and safe activity.
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Listen to bird songs and try to figure out which are songs, which are companion calls, and which are alarms.
"Mac Town," the first stop for many scientists in Antarctica, is the same as any town–only different.
A collection of auditory illusions found in indigenous folk practices, popular music, and scientific research.
by • July 3, 2015
Make your own liquid “fireworks” with this simple and safe activity.
See a map of recent earthquakes in the United States, and learn why earthquakes happen so frequently on the West Coast.
Listen to bird songs and try to figure out which are songs, which are companion calls, and which are alarms.
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See how well various materials conduct electricity and use Science Journal to explore your data.
Here's how you can model the use of X rays for medical examinations with some sand and a piece of screen.
See how well various materials conduct electricity and use Science Journal to explore your data.
Discover the ingenious fixes and unexpected materials behind iconic movie scenes.
What's in that cup of coffee anyway? Find out about the history and chemistry of coffee.
Each webcast, the Exploratorium staff and teachers demonstrate their science projects and compete for the title of IRON SCIENCE TEACHER!
You can make a light painting with a light source, a darkened room, and a digital camera.
The lure of Terra Australis Incognita begins with the Ancient Greeks and ends with modern cruise ships.
What makes Antarctica inhospitable to life also makes it ideal for astronomy.
Explore the ancient knowledge of the Maya, who built sophisticated monuments to the sun.
For accuracy, it's best to use both a candy thermometer and the cold water test when making candy.
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.
Explore systems over extremes of time and space with Jem Finer.
Wind tubes are a playful and inventive way to explore the effect that moving air has on objects.
Close your eyes and listen to tell where the paddle is when you play this all-listening version of the classic game Pong.
The more astronomy changes, the more it stays the same. This series of images juxtaposes ancient and modern study of the celestial bodies.
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.
Scratch Film, also known as Direct Animation, is the process of drawing and scratching designs directly onto film.
In September 2004, the Exploratorium covered a conference in the Galapagos Islands, organized by the National Center for Atmospheric Research, that considered the implications of El Niño forecasting.
Use live data to check the weather in space, and learn how it can affect us here on earth.