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Casey Federico
Casey is an early childhood educator based in San Francisco. Her passions include supporting Bilingual and Bicultural families, teacher-led professional development, fighting for equity in early childhood, and tinkering for all ages.
Carmelo Presicce
Carmelo loves to tinker with physical and computational materials, preferably at the same time. He is currently a PhD student with the Lifelong Kindergarten group at MIT Media Lab, where he is exploring computational tinkering with Scratch, and supporting educators in learning creative learning.
Tips for Visiting the Exploratorium with Kids
Here are a few tips to make your explorations even more joyful.
Explore, Play, Discover: Websites, Activities, and More
Dive into websites, activities, apps, and more.
Contemplating Creativity | After Dark Online
As a vital form of intelligence, creative thinking takes many shapes.
After Dark Online: Sustenance—Contemplating Creativity
Thursday, November 19, 2020 • 7:00 p.m. PST
Creative thinking takes many shapes. Dig in and find a few.
Visit the Exploratorium at Pier 15
Explore hundreds of interactive exhibits, unique events, and more! Buy your tickets now.
Five Delightful Reasons to Visit the Exploratorium This Holiday Season
Curious Contraptions, subatomic particles, perception-bending photos, and more.
Storytime Science for Kids: Bubble Cells
Join us for Storytime Science—a storybook read-aloud followed by a simple related activity geared toward very young children. This month, Vivian Altmann reads Ada Twist, Scientist, by Andrea Beaty and illustrated by David Roberts.
Storytime Science for Kids
Wednesday, November 18, 2020 • 1:00 p.m. PST
Enjoy a science-themed storybook and a simple activity for kids.
Steady State Theory
A beautiful aesthetic idea purporting to tell us the history and future of the universe.
Research and Development
Activities and exhibits are developed in The Learning Studio, the creative engine (adjacent to The Tinkering Studio) where ideas are generated, discarded, tested and perfected.
A Sip of Conflict
Would you, could you, will you drink from a water fountain fashioned from an actual—but unused—toilet? Porcelain is just porcelain . . . right?
Where: This exhibit is not currently on view.
Bicycle Wheel Gyro
Tilt a spinning bicycle wheel while you’re sitting in a swivel chair and—surprise—you’ll start spinning in circles, too. You can also witness the same phenomenon here by hanging a spinning wheel from its axle.
Where: This exhibit is not currently on view.
Pedal Generator
Power these appliances with your feet!
Where: This exhibit is not currently on view.
Public Events
Large and small-scale public events that invite visitors to collaborate with us through making and tinkering experiences.
Paper Plussed
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