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Explorables: Handmade Science
Check upcoming programs for dates and times
Exploratorium Pier 15
Use everyday materials to create models and other tools for exploring the world around us. Run by a dedicated team of volunteers, these drop-in workshops mix classic activities with open-ended investigations, encouraging participants to follow their hunches to aha! moments of scientific insight.
Upcoming Programs
Explorables: Handmade Science
Saturday, October 15, 2016 • 1:00–4:00 p.m.
Join us for four classic activities exploring color and light.
Explorables: Handmade Science
Saturday, November 19, 2016 • 1:00–4:00 p.m.
Join us for three classic activities exploring motion.
Explorables: Handmade Science
Saturday, December 17, 2016 • 1:00–4:00 p.m.
Join us for four classic activities exploring sound.
Past Programs
Explorables: Handmade Science
Saturday, August 20, 2016 • 1:00–4:00 p.m.
Satisfy your curiosity with three edible activities.
Explorables: Handmade Science
Saturday, July 16, 2016 • 1:00–4:00 p.m.
Get a sense of balance from these inventive activities.
Explorables: Handmade Science
Saturday, June 18, 2016
This program explored the mechanics of animal movement with three animating activities.
Explorables: Handmade Science
Saturday, April 16, 2016 • 1:00–4:00 p.m.
Join Explorables for three classic activities exploring sound: Glove-A-Phones, Popsicle Stick Harmonicas, Rainsticks.
Explorables: Handmade Science
Saturday, March 19, 2016 • 1:00–4:00 p.m.
Join Explorables for a classic activity exploring aerodynamics - Paper Planes.
Explorables: Handmade Science
Saturday, February 20, 2016 • 1:00–4:00 p.m.
Join Explorables for three classic activities exploring color and light—Chromatography, Spectroscopes, and Light Boxes.
Explorables: Handmade Science
Saturday, August 15, 2015 • 1:00–4:00 p.m.
Join Explorables for three classic activities exploring color and light—Chromatography, Spectroscopes, and Light Boxes.
Explorables: Handmade Science
Saturday, June 20, 2015 • 11:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
Play around with the kinetic possibilities of these inventive activities.
Explorables: Handmade Science
Saturday, April 18, 2015 • 11:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
Stretch your perception with intriguing illusions and surprising shapes. Make hexaflexagons, Möbius strips, pinhole projectors, and your own version of the Exploratorium exhibit Far Out Corners.
Explorables: Handmade Science
Saturday, February 21, 2015 • 11:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
Build for speed with hovercraft, paper rocket, and paper plane activities, and watch running ink reveal hidden colors.
Explorables: Handmade Science
Saturday, December 20, 2014 • 11 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
Join Explorables for three classic activities: Whirlygigs, Light Boxes, and Anamorphic Mirrors.
Explorables: Handmade Science
Saturday, December 6, 2014 • 11:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
Far Out Corners is inspired by the Necker cube, a 3-D illusion created by a 2-D drawing of cubes that can be interpreted as concave or convex. Construct your own Far Out Corners using everyday materials and simple lighting.
