Maker Faire Bay Area 2008

Exploratorium

Topic(s): Arts | Engineering | Science

Tags: Exploratorium science scientists experiments

Meet the makers from the Exploratorium! Scientists, artists, and tinkerers of every stripe will lead activities, share exhibits, and show their work.

There are a great variety of things you can make and do. Activities will change throughout each day, so make frequent stops at the booth to try everything. Here's a list to help you plan.

Ongoing activities both days:
Drawing Board
Wind Tubes
Light Painting
Marble Machines
Make-n-take Activities for Kids
Science Snacks
Sand Panels

The following are scheduled activities:

Saturday: (10-2)
Build Your Own Bling!
Make Your Own Suminagashi Prints
Experiment with Light Play Obscura
Electronic Projects from the Urban School

Saturday: (2-6)
Smashbat!
Tricycle Wheel Generator
SoundTracks
Light Play Obscura

Sunday: (11-2)
Build Your Own Batteries
Blinky Lights
Mechanisms with Bernie
Science Projects from Junk!

Sunday: (2-6)
Experiments with Self-Organization
Creating with Video Feedback
Make Your Own Hexyflexagons and Rolling Tetrahedron
Even more Science Projects from Junk!

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About the Maker(s)

Karen Wilkinson

The Exploratorium is a museum of science, art and human perception located in San Francisco, California. We believe that following your curiosity and asking questions can lead to amazing moments of discovery, learning and awareness, and can increase confidence in your ability to understand how the world works. We also believe that being playful and having fun is an important part of the process for people of all ages.

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