Exploralab (Hardcover)

Description

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Let science blow your mind with the Exploratorium!

Take a good look around: The ho-hum spots you inhabit every day are actually secret laboratories full of fascinating and eye-popping wonder—from the instant you wake up to the time you nod off at night! Discover these awe-inspiring scientific playgrounds with Exploralab—the hands-on, action-packed activity guide from the world’s most beloved and fun-filled laboratory of all, the Exploratorium in San Francisco.

Exploralab contains tons of way-cool tools of inquiry to help kids get in on the science fun, including:

• a magnifier
• reflective paper
• fabric swatches
• an erasable whiteboard
• textured paper
• a spinning disc
• polarizing filters
• colored acetate sheets
• and glow-in-the-dark ink!

About the Author

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Internationally acclaimed as the first hands-on science museum of its kind, the Exploratorium is home to more than 475 interactive exhibits, all of which create an otherworldly and awe-inspiring experience of everyday physical forces. More than half a million people visit the museum annually, and several hundred thousand more interact with exhibits sent abroad. The Exploratorium was awarded National Science Board 2011 Public Service Science Award for its continued good works in heightening awareness of the intersection of art and science, and it has trained more than 6,000 teachers in learning through hands-on interaction.