Exploratorium: The Museum of Science, Art & Human Perception
网页Experience 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
网页Bumpy 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 out ...
Visit the Exploratorium at Pier 15
网页The 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.
Solar Eclipse 2024: Info & Live Stream | Exploratorium
网页The Exploratorium and NASA have teamed up to bring you live eclipse coverage for over 20 years. This material is based upon work supported by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration under Grant No. NNX16AB96A issued through the Science Mission Directorate (SMD). Prepare for the next eclipse on April 8, 2024. Learn what a solar …
Build a Solar System Model | Exploratorium
网页If 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.
About Us - Exploratorium
网页Explainer 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.
Location, Directions and Parking - Exploratorium
网页Take the Capitol Corridor train to Richmond. Transfer to BART toward San Francisco, and get off at the Embarcadero station, a 10- to 15-minute walk from the Exploratorium.; Take the Capitol Corridor train with bus connection to San Francisco. Disembark the train in Emeryville, and take the connecting bus to the Financial District/Hyatt stop, at the corner …
Free and Reduced Admission | Exploratorium
网页To 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 ...
Origins: CERN: Ideas: The Big Bang - Exploratorium
网页The 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.
What is Inquiry? - Exploratorium
网页Inquiry-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 ...