Sea level rise is one of the most visible and urgent impacts of climate change. This collection of classroom resources, videos, and hands-on science activities helps middle and high school students ...

The Exploratorium is a professional home and hub for PreK–12 teachers and leaders and a local laboratory for global science learning. Teachers matter to student achievement more than anything else in ...

Eclipses can be mystifying experiences. Traditions from around the world imagine the eclipse as everything from the Sun being eaten by monsters to an intimate meeting with the moon. Here, we explore ...

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The Exploratorium is easily accessed by BART trains and MUNI trains and buses. For bus accessibility within San Francisco, visit Muni or call 415.701.2311. For accessibility on trains going into or ...

A dipping bird seems to go forever—but it's not perpetual motion. A dipping bird is an example of a heat engine. It converts a difference in temperature between its head (cooled by evaporation) and ...

With polarized light, you can make a stained glass window without glass. Using transparent tape and polarizing material, you can make and project beautifully colored patterns reminiscent of abstract ...

Bite down on a straw and listen to music that only you can hear, as sound travels to your inner ear via your teeth and bones.

Transform an ordinary cardboard box into a dancing toy! In this activity, playfully explore 4 bar linkages by taking advantage of the shape and structure of a thin cardboard box. This activity comes ...

Use your voice to transform laser light into dazzling patterns. By humming, singing, or talking into the Vocal Visualizer, you’ll be able to see sound as vibration (or pressure waves) and experience ...

Hear here—with the help of a giant parabolic “ear.” Enormous parabolic sculptures transmit a conversation—or even a whisper—from one person to another across a great distance.

Omaha, NE The Exploratorium partnered with Heritage Services and architecture firm HDR to build a new 82,000-square-foot museum and shape the vision, design, exhibits, and programs. Kiewit Luminarium ...