Try a new tilt on eclipses. Why doesn’t a solar or lunar eclipse happen every month? It’s because the moon’s orbit around the earth is tilted in relation to the earth’s orbit around the Sun. In this ...
Walking quietly isn’t easy. Here are a few tips from an expert Apache tracker: Before taking a step, look carefully at where you will place your foot. Bend your knees slightly. Touch your foot lightly ...
See yourself in the faces of others. See yourself in the faces of others. Sit down at this new-media exhibit and you'll see someone else's face looking back at you. When you move around or make a face ...
Set the Course - Which Way? (Embarcadero at Green Street) ...
All year long we set aside Sunday mornings for Daytime members, donors, and Corporate members—10:00 a.m. to noon is just for you. Join us for a leisurely visit, enjoy lunch at the Tinkering Table ...
Learn about the Artist-in-Residence Program.
Put de-shelled eggs in different fluids and watch them swell and shrink. Use a giant cell—a de-shelled chicken egg—to explore the comings and goings of cellular substances. De-shell the eggs by ...
At Pier 15, the museum is divided into galleries filled with exhibits ranging from mechanical contraptions to artworks highlighting the beauty of the physical phenomena that surround us. Galleries are ...
Exhibits invite hands-on exploration; we encourage touching, testing, and tinkering! At the Exploratorium, you’ll see no shushing security guards—just our outgoing facilitators. Look for staff in ...
Why Don't We Have an Eclipse Every Month? Total solar eclipses happen when the moon crosses between the sun and Earth and casts its shadow onto our planet, but Earth doesn't experience a total solar ...
Find the sex cells hidden in a bouquet. Dissect a flower to explore the form and function of plant reproductive structures. Examine your intact flower. What do you notice first about it? What are your ...
Customize a scavenger hunt. Encourage your students to share their exhibit experiences and make content connections across exhibits.
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