Exploratorium: The Museum of Science, Art & Human Perception
WEBExperience the Exploratorium. Let your curiosity roam free through hundreds of exhibits in our six spacious indoor and outdoor galleries at Pier 15, San Francisco.
Anatomy of an Egg - Exploratorium
WEBBumpy and grainy in texture, an eggshell is covered with as many as 17,000 tiny pores. Eggshell is made almost entirely of calcium carbonate (CaCO 3 ) crystals. It is a semipermeable membrane, which means that air and moisture can pass through its pores. The shell also has a thin outermost coating called the bloom or cuticle that helps keep …
Explore, Play, Discover: Websites & Activities | Exploratorium
WEBWe’ve been making our own interactive exhibits since 1969. Dive into the Exploratorium's websites, online and at-home activities here.
Visit the Exploratorium at Pier 15
WEBThe Exploratorium is more than a museum—it’s a gateway to exploring science, art, and human perception with every visit. Let your curiosity roam through more than 700 interactive exhibits in six spacious indoor and outdoor galleries.
What is Inquiry? - Exploratorium
WEBInquiry-based science is a teaching approach that encourages students to explore scientific concepts through hands-on investigations, questions, and critical thinking. This process is driven by the learner’s curiosity and sustained by their sense of ownership of the process. But curiosity and ownership alone are not enough to ensure a ...
Origins: CERN: Ideas: The Big Bang - Exploratorium
WEBThe universe began, scientists believe, with every speck of its energy jammed into a very tiny point. This extremely dense point exploded with unimaginable force, creating matter and propelling it outward to make the billions of galaxies of our vast universe. Astrophysicists dubbed this titanic explosion the Big Bang.
Cow's Eye Dissection - Exploratorium
WEBThis works because the lens in your magnifying glass is carefully shaped to bend light in a particular, predictable way. The lens is shaped to bend light rays so that they come together and then spread apart to make an image.The lens of your magnifying glass is probably fat in the middle and thin at the edges.
Free and Reduced Admission | Exploratorium
WEBTo ensure that the Exploratorium is accessible to all, we offer reduced price admission tickets and memberships to anyone with an EBT/SNAP/CalFresh, Medi-Cal, or WIC card or a Lifeline Pass. Present your card and matching ID at the Ticketing Desk to purchase four Daytime or After Dark (ages 18+) tickets for $3 each, a Daytime Family Explorers ...
About Us - Exploratorium
WEBExplainer programs share the same purpose: to enhance visitors' experience and to deepen the knowledge of the Explainers themselves. Located in San Francisco, California, the Exploratorium is a public learning laboratory exploring the world through science, art, and human perception. Learn about our unique institution here.
Build a Solar System Model | Exploratorium
WEBIf you build your solar system on a roll of toilet paper, you can make the Sun about .4 inches (10 mm) across and still fit the entire solar system on the roll. A standard roll of toilet paper has about 450 sheets that are about 4.375 inches long, hence the roll is about 164 feet long. You should check your toilet paper for length.
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