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In this activity, learners conduct a simple test to find their blind spot.

In this hands-on botany activity, learners sprout vegetables in film canisters.

In this optics activity, learners examine how a transparent material such as glass or water can actually reflect light better than any mirror.

With a coffee filter, a black marker, and a cup of water, discover the secret colors hidden in black ink.

This activity shows you how to make a mold terrarium using a jar and leftover food.

In this activity, learners discover that two pendulums suspended from a common support will swing back and forth in intriguing patterns, if the support allows the motion of one pendulum to influence t

In this activity, learners build bridges using paper and explore how much weight each bridge design can support.

In this science trick, learners get an egg to stand-up on its long-axis vertical to a table's top.

In this optics activity, learners discover how they can make glass objects "disappear." Learners submerge glass objects like stirring rods into a beaker of Wesson™ oil to explore how the principles of

Testing magnets is always a fun pastime, but here, we're going beyond "will it attract the magnet?" In this activity, learners will investigate which materials allow magnetic fields to pass through or

Build a hydrometer (measures the density of a liquid) using a pipet or eyedropper.

In this activity, learners explore the properties of paper by constructing and modifying paper airplanes.

In this quick and simple activity, learners explore how the distribution of the mass of an object determines the position of its center of gravity, its angular momentum, and your ability to balance it

Do grapes, yes the grapes from the grocery store, move in the presence of a very strong magnet?

In this design and physics challenge, learners construct a cylindrical wing, fly it, make modifications, and determine how the changes affect flight patterns.

In this activity related to light and perception, learners use a pinhole in an index card as a magnifying glass to help their eye focus on a nearby object.

Make a camouflage cut-out animal! Using patterned paper or magazine pictures from around the house, use your craft skills to make a paper animal that blends into its background.

Things that are different sizes and stiffness vibrate differently, and in this Exploratorium Science Snack, you'll see how rings of various diameters react to vibration and external forces.

In this activity, learners light an LED with five cents. Learners use two different metals and some sour, salty water to create a cheap battery.

In this activity about electricity, learners suspend pieces of tape from a straw to construct an electroscope, a device that detects an electrical charge.