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In this activity, learners use various dress-up or costume pieces to play a game of change.

In this activity, learners investigate static electricity using everyday objects at four different stations.

In this activity, learners use chocolate to explore how the Sun transfers heat to the Earth through radiation.

This hands-on activity demonstrates how a material can act differently when it's nanometer-sized.

In this online activity, learners experience the thrill of pickle making, and explore how a cucumber becomes a pickle.

Choose a recipe to double (or triple, quadruple, or halve). Show everyone the recipe and engage them in figuring out: How much will we need to increase the recipe to feed everyone?

This Exploratorium activity explores size and scale. Through four levels of screen sizes, learners can sort out objects of different sizes.

Learners roll their fingerpads in ink pads, and then press their fingerprints onto balloons. Learners inflate the balloons to produce enlarged versions of their fingerprints.

In this activity, learners observe the hydrologic cycle in action as water evaporates and condenses to form rain right before their eyes.

In this activity, learners will ask yes-no questions to identify a secret number (similar to Twenty Questions). Combine logic and numbers in this game for all ages.

In this experiment, learners examine the way oil affects bird feathers and test different cleanup methods to find out which works best.

In this activity, learners create their own icons for a forecast-at-a-glance poster for their classroom/learning space.

In this activity, young learners go on a walk with caregivers and use their senses to observe nature with the help of scavenger hunt sheet.

In this activity, learners observe the moon each night for a month and draw their observations in a Moon Watch Log.

Spin a short piece of PVC pipe that's been marked up, and watch a triangle appear. Enjoy this optical illusion from the Exploratorium's Science Snack series.

In this optics activity, learners use a shoebox, colored cellophane and sunlight to "change" the colors of gumballs. Learners will be surprised when the green and blue gumballs appear black!