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Marshmallow Puff Tube
The ExploratoriumAdd to list DetailsIn this demonstration/activity, learners observe as a regular size marshmallow is blown through a tube made from a manila file folder. The result is spectacular, and the process provides a great...
Simple Spinner
The ExploratoriumAdd to list DetailsIn this activity, learners create a tiny electric, motorized dancer. Learners use the interactions of magnetism and electric current to make a wire spin, while displaying the Lorentz Force in...
Catapult
The ExploratoriumAdd to list DetailsIn this activity, learners construct their own small catapults using simple materials. Learners follow visual instructions to build their launching device. This activity can be used as a lesson on...
CD Spinner
The ExploratoriumAdd to list DetailsIn this activity, learners create a simple “top” from a CD, marble and bottle cap, and use it as a spinning platform for a variety of illusion-generating patterns. Learners will use Benham's...
Evolution in Plane Sight
The ExploratoriumAdd to list DetailsIn this activity, learners model directed evolution by making paper fly. Learners construct and fly paper airplanes. During the first round, they calculate the average distance the planes fly and...
Illuminations on Rates of Reactions
The ExploratoriumAdd to list DetailsIn this activity, learners investigate the speed of chemical reactions with light sticks. Learners discover that reactions can be sped up or slowed down due to temperature changes.
CD Air Puck
The ExploratoriumAdd to list DetailsIn this activity, learners will use a compact disc to build an air puck that can glide across a smooth tabletop. The puck glides with almost no friction on a cushion of air escaping from a balloon.
Seismic Slinky!
The ExploratoriumAdd to list DetailsDid you know that a Slinky makes a handy model of earthquake waves? In this activity, learners use one or two of these simple toys to illustrate the different kinds of waves that transmit the...