Tools for Teaching and Learning
For all ages, in both formal and informal learning settings, these essential tools spark curiosity, exploration, and understanding.
Publications
Explore some of our publications featuring activities, tinkering, cooking, and more.
Travel Trade / Tour Operators
Bring your group for an exciting and unique Exploratorium experience.
The Freddy McGuire Show
Thursday, February 13, 2014 • 7:00 p.m.
Performance by Anne McGuire and Wobbly
Singing in the Shower
Everyone seems to love the sound of their own voice in the shower. That's because a simple shower stall produces some complex sound-altering effects.
Finger Test for Doneness
Your thumb and index finger can help you test a steak's degree of doneness.
Scavenger Hunt
Are there meat by-products in makeup? Can you guess where you might find them?
Meat is Muscle
What's the difference between white meat and dark meat? Which animals have which and why?
Naked Eggs
Use your naked egg to experiment with osmosis, the movement of water across a membrane.
Science of Eggs
Heat 'em, beat 'em, or mix 'em up: There are scientific processes at work when you cook with eggs.
Headlands Experiments
A physicist, a scientist, and a musician experiment with sound, music, and acoustics using instruments both real and found.
Step Re-Mix
Experiment with rhythm through stepping, a musical dance form that uses the body as a percussion instrument.
Kitchen Sink-o-Pation
Vsit a quirky kitchen where you can compose music with ordinary (and not-so-ordinary) objects.
Cheese FAQ
Have you ever wondered what makes blue cheese blue, or why some cheeses are hard and others soft?
Science of Coffee
What's in that cup of coffee anyway? Find out about the history and chemistry of coffee.
Journey to an Organic Egg Farm
Visit an organic egg farm, and see the science behind raising those eggs.
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