Exploratorium Archives

Strandbeests Arrive in San Francisco

April 29, 2016Derrick Schneider6

Theo Jansen’s magnificent strandbeests make their North American debut this summer at San Francisco’s Exploratorium.

Backpack Science with Ken Finn: Stripped-Down Motor

August 30, 2013Kenfinn2

Backpack Science is a summer series of easy at-home experiments geek dads can perform with their kids while school’s out. It is written by (San Francisco) Exploratorium science educator Ken Finn. This article is #8, and the final in the series.

Backpack Science with Ken Finn: Straw Oboe

August 27, 2013Kenfinn

Backpack Science is a summer series of easy at-home experiments geek dads can perform with their kids while school’s out. It is written by (San Francisco) Exploratorium science educator Ken Finn. This article is #7.

Backpack Science with Ken Finn: Rig a Rocketship

August 16, 2013Kenfinn1

Backpack Science is a summer series of easy at-home experiments geek dads can perform with their kids while school’s out. It is written by (San Francisco) Exploratorium science educator Ken Finn. This article is #6.

Backpack Science with Ken Finn: Surprising Structures

August 9, 2013Kenfinn

Backpack Science is a summer series of easy at-home experiments geek dads can perform with their kids while school’s out. It is written by (San Francisco) Exploratorium science educator Ken Finn. This article is #5.

Backpack Science with Ken Finn: Your Dear Old Mummy

August 2, 2013Kenfinn3

Backpack Science is a summer series of easy at-home experiments geek dads can perform with their kids while school’s out. It is written by (San Francisco) Exploratorium science educator Ken Finn. This article is #4.

Backpack Science with Ken Finn: The Rainbow Explosion

July 26, 2013Kenfinn2

Backpack Science is a summer series of easy at-home experiments geek dads can perform with their kids while school’s out. It is written by (San Francisco) Exploratorium science educator Ken Finn. This article is #3.

Backpack Science with Ken Finn: Black Magic

July 19, 2013Kenfinn

Backpack Science is a summer series of easy at-home experiments geek dads can perform with their kids while school’s out. It is written by (San Francisco) Exploratorium science educator Ken Finn. This article is #2.

Backpack Science with Ken Finn: Buzz Like a Bee

July 16, 2013Kenfinn

Backpack Science is a summer series of easy at-home experiments geek dads can perform with their kids while school’s out. It is written by (San Francisco) Exploratorium science educator Ken Finn. This article is #1.

Pensacola MESS Hall: A Hands-On Science Experiment Museum

August 9, 2012Patricia Vollmer

My sons and I have already paid two visits to Pensacola, Florida’s newest science museum, the Pensacola MESS Hall. Where MESS = Math, Engineering, Science, and Stuff. My husband is now bugging us to go. At the MESS Hall, everything — and we mean EVERYTHING — is meant to be hands-on. There is guidance for math and science activities, but the kids drive it all. Yes, really. There is no wrong answer at the MESS Hall.