“Wonder Funday is more than an afternoon of play and discovery—it’s an investment in the next generation of explorers,” said Sydney McDowell, Co-Chair of the Family Host Committee. “When you join us, ...

Bilingual, family-friendly event on Saturday, September 27, showcases hands-on activities, inspiring talks, live music, and ...

Experience the Exploratorium. Let your curiosity roam free through hundreds of exhibits in our six spacious indoor and outdoor galleries at Pier 15, San Francisco.

The Exploratorium has been sparking curiosity for more than 50 years, inspiring learners of all ages through hands-on science ...

Then, in the final seconds before the moon completely covers the Sun, there is a last bright flash, combined with an emerging view of the corona—the Sun’s upper atmosphere—encircling the moon. This ...

Photosynthetic organisms capture energy from the sun and matter from the air to make the food we eat, while also producing the oxygen we breathe. In this Snack, oxygen produced during photosynthesis ...

To paraphrase French philosopher René Descartes: "I sink, therefore I am." Changes in fluid pressure affect the buoyancy of a Cartesian diver made from a condiment packet. The diver floats, sinks, or ...

Climate change models predict that some parts of the world will get more rain and snow than the historical average, while others will get less. Different climate models give slightly different ...

Here at the Exploratorium, you don’t look at exhibits—you play with them. Dance with your own shadow, levitate, touch a tornado, mix colors and break light apart, stop time, start a conversation, ...

Use cubes of agar to investigate how size impacts diffusion. All biological cells require the transport of materials across the plasma membrane into and out of the cell. By infusing cubes of agar with ...

It might seem obvious to say that earthquakes do most of their damage by shaking the ground. But groundshaking is actually a complex phenomenon. Engineering the seismic safety of a structure involves ...

Make three Roto-Copters for each person. Use a marker to draw a 1-foot circle on a piece of newspaper. Put a cereal bowl in the middle of the circle. The circle is the target area and the bowl is the ...