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Learning Toolbox
Make sense of timely topics and find general science support for your virtual classroom or learning together at home.
Our world has changed, but it’s still full of wonder. Keep students inspired, connected, and supported with science resources and activities that leverage everyday experiences and real-world phenomena.
Hands-On Science Activities
Exploratorium Science Snacks are teacher-tested science activities that bring explorations of natural phenomena to wherever you are. Each Snack uses inexpensive, readily available materials suitable for the classroom and the curious. We’ve made some special collections just for you, including Snacks suitable for K–5 students, Snacks using minimal materials, and Snacks translated into Spanish.
Suggestions and Tips for Teaching Online
Teaching and learning may have shifted online, but your pedagogical practices remain critical to your students’ experience. Here are some goals to keep in mind as you plan for your next class.
Building an Online Classroom Community
Even if you’re physically separate, your classroom is still a community to nurture and develop. This guide provides ideas for ways to strengthen joy and connection among your students.
Tinkering @ Home
Bend light, see what spins, and explore mechanical motion—these Tinkering prompts invite learners of all ages to play with big ideas using things found around the house.
Learn Science through Food and Cooking
Most of us do science all the time—it’s called cooking. Check out Hungry for Science, a video series about the science in your kitchen. And our Science of Food website invites you and your students to explore how science can help you make better food.
Celebrate Science Teaching
Check out the best of the Exploratorium's Iron Science Teacher competition, which showcases science teachers as they devise classroom activities using a particular ingredient—an everyday item such as a plastic bag, a milk carton, or a nail.
Notice the Science in Your City
Science is all around us. In this video series, the Exploratorium travels outside its walls, sharing stories of engineering, ecology, geology, architecture, weather, sound, and more.
Gain Some Inspiration
Get inspired by Driven, an audio slide show series exploring the fascinating world of how we work creatively—and the human stories behind creative accomplishments.
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