Bilingual, family-friendly event on Saturday, September 27, showcases hands-on activities, inspiring talks, live music, and ...

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“Wonder Funday is more than an afternoon of play and discovery—it’s an investment in the next generation of explorers,” said Sydney McDowell, Co-Chair of the Family Host Committee. “When you join us, ...

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Join us for Storytime Science—a storybook read aloud followed by a simple related science activity geared toward very young children. This month, Exploratorium staffer and children's literature ...

You don’t have to be a climate scientist to teach climate change, and you don’t have to be an experienced storyteller to infuse climate content with stories. Explore these educator resources for using ...

Over the past several years of doing automata, we've developed some "classic" motion examples for participants to check out as they are starting to design their creations. On the old PIE pdf for ...

Bring a drawing to life in just two pages! Animated videos are usually created by showing thousands of images very rapidly — which means they take a LONG time to make. But you can make a scene or ...

Our social lives are filled with ritualistic touching: from hugs to high fives to pinky-swears. These acts of interpersonal contact create feelings of connection between people—both literally and ...

-Sportscaster Joe Garagiola describing the first documented appearance of a "stadium wave" at the Oakland Alameda Coliseum on October 15, 1981. Consider the stadium wave: a spontaneous group behavior ...