Maker Faire
The creative, performative insanity of the Maker Faire! The explOratorium has a place right in the heart of the celebrated “Maker culture”:
Break it!
It shakes, vibrates, and – yes – breaks! Watch how sound (not even very loud) shatters a wine glass:
Simple Science Tools
A web page with Curt Gabrielson’s latest and greatest “Simple Science Tools” fresh from the Teacher Institute Workshop:
Balancing Stick – A feedback system
A really fun Exploratorium snack in a new light. Balancing a stick with a weight is a challenge that requires good hand-eye coordination. Let’s explore this feedback system: Hand – Stick – Eye. Read more…
Find the activity here.
Exploratorium Photo Pool
This made my day (week, month!): I just created a group on Flickr (photo sharing web) dedicated to the Exploratorium. The group grew to almost 100 pictures taken at the Exploratorium just 2 days after the group opened! Many of them come with really interesting comments/discussion. Click:
Ecobay
Save the Bay! A workshop that combined hands-on activities on mapping, data collection and water sheds. A lot of fun, just like the other outdoors workshops, …Click to see more.
Physics and Music Field Trip
Awesome! Our Berkeley students of “Physics and Music” went on a field trip to the Exploratorium. Thanks everyone for coming, love your Physics and Musics T-Shirts!
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Handmade Earbuds
Making funky earbuds for IPods. Forgot your IPod headphones? You need nothing but a coil of wire, a magnet, and a small plastic cup to make your own! Click on the picture for a larger size. 
Many thanks to Modesto Tamez for showing me his magic…
Wave upon Wave
Making waves and making waves disappear, using only paper and coffee stirs. An elegant paper model showing constructive and destructive interference, my first invention at the Exploratorium. DocFile
Discovery Voyage
Pictures of the Discovery Voyage Workshop.
We spent a half-day discovering the Estuary’s ecosystem aboard the research vessel, Robert G. Brownlee. Amazing!
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