The Exploratorium

In this activity, learners make their own heat waves in an aquarium.

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

This activity provides instructions for building a mirrored tube--a smaller and simpler version of a submarine's periscope--that lets you see around corners and over walls.

In this activity, learners investigate sound and vibration by making a "bee hummer"--a toy that sounds like a swarm of buzzing bees when you spin it around.

In this activity, learners play a game and use pattern blocks to explore mirror images and reflection.

In this activity, learners explore motion and airflow by setting two aluminum cans on their side and blowing air in-between them.

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

In this activity about electricity, learners explore what happens when you blow a fuse.

In this activity, high voltage is applied across a pickle to emit a yellow glow. This activity should only be conducted by skilled adults and is best suited as a demonstration.

This trick from Exploratorium physicist Paul Doherty lets you add together the bounces of two balls and send one ball flying.