The Tinkering Studio
This immersive, active, creative studio is a place where museum visitors can slow down, become deeply engaged in an investigation of scientific phenomena, and make something.
Return to Mars: Roving with Curiosity
Join us as we follow NASA’s latest rover, Curiosity.
High School Explainers
Who are the High School Explainers, what do they do, and why is the experience life changing for so many of them?
Science in the City
The Exploratorium is "taking it outside" to explore natural and human-made phenomena in and around San Francisco. Look for new episodes twice each month.
Skateboard Science
Find out how this extreme sport is governed by the principles of momentum, gravity, friction, and centripetal force. Learn skateboarding history, technology, and more!
Science of Baseball
What's the science behind a home run? Why do curveballs curve? Learn about the game from players from the S.F. Giants & Oakland A's.
Science of Gardening
Dig into the succulent science of making things grow.
Geometry Playground
Geometry Playground will change the way you think about geometry. This exhibition engages your hands, brain, and body in playful investigations of this most visible branch of math.
Driven: True Stories of Inspiration
How are creative investigations sparked? What does a state of inspiration feel like? Can inspiration be transmitted from person to person? Join us for an audio slideshow series that explores the fascinating world of how we work creatively.
Iron Science Teacher
Each webcast, the Exploratorium staff and teachers demonstrate their science projects and compete for the title of IRON SCIENCE TEACHER!
Solar Eclipse: Stories from the Path of Totality
Explore stories, dispatches, photos, articles, and archived Webcasts of total solar eclipses from 1998 to 2010.
Extremophiles in Kamchatka
Follow scientists looking for life in the hot springs of the Russian Far East.
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COW'S EYE DISSECTION Cow's Eye Dissection Find out how your eyes work and watch a real dissection of a cow's eye. INTERACTIVE
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PLANETARIUM Planetarium View the night sky from any latitude on earth, and take a guided tour of the Hawaiian star families. INTERACTIVE
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SEASONS AND SHADOWS Seasons and Shadows Why is your shadow longer in winter than in summer? Grab a basketball and some paperclips and find out! HANDS-ON
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CANOE TOUR Canoe Tour Take a virtual tour of a traditional Polynesian voyaging canoe. INTERACTIVE
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SOUND SANDWICH Sound Sandwich Make a crowd-pleasing noisemaker called a sound sandwich, which you can adjust to raise or lower its pitch. HANDS-ON
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MODELING THE SEASONS Modeling the Seasons See for yourself how the tilt of the earth's axis results in what we experience as the seasons. HANDS-ON
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MAKE YOUR OWN PETROGLYPH Make Your Own Petroglyph Try your hand at explaining symbols both modern and ancient, and then make your own. HANDS-ON
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