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Ocean acidification is a problem that humans will have to deal with as we release more and more carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.

Like water drops in falling rain, a CD separates white light into all the colors that make it up.

In this activity, learners observe what happens when they give a light source like a neon glow lamp a "Bronx Cheer." The lights appear to wiggle back and forth and flicker when learners blow air throu

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

In this demonstration, learners investigate mass, gravity, and acceleration by dropping a wooden bar with a balloon attached to its underside, a mass suspended from it by rubber bands, and a sharp-poi

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

In this activity about light and reflection, learners discover that what you see is often affected by what you expect to see.

In this activity about light and reflection, learners use a special device called a Mirage Maker™ to create an illusion.

In this activity, learners use a simple trick of perspective to dress friends in tiny cutout clothing. Learners make tiny pants out of card stock and tape them to the end of a stick.

Using two baby food jars, food coloring, and an index card, you'll 'marry' the jars to see how hot water and cold water mix.

If you got a big graduated or clear cylinder, water, a pipe, and a tuning fork, you've got a sound learning opportunity! Learn about resonance with this Exploratorium Science Snack.

In this activity, learners control the (apparent) size of a hole with their brain.

In this activity, learners conduct a simple experiment to see how electrically charged things like plastic attract electrically neutral things like water.

In this quick activity, learners drink Avogadro's number worth of molecules - 6.02x10^23 molecules!

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

This is an online exhibit about color perception. Learners set a random background color and then try to mix red, blue, and green light to match.

In this activity, learners use simple materials to simulate the effect of X-rays in a safe way. Learners place a piece of window screen over a box and a cardboard pattern on top of the screen.

Challenge popular misconceptions, learners explore how a mirror actually reflects an image in this activity.

In this activity about electricity and magnetism, learners examine what happens when a magnet exerts a force on a current-carrying wire.

With three cans and some tape, make a drum that you bonk down on any surface to produce a variety of sounds. This activity also teaches you about pitch, vibration, and frequency.