Museum of Science and Industry

Online Science

We invite you to interact with our exclusive online content. We hope you'll be inspired to share your inventive genius with others!

Videos: Watch baby animals being born, see how the U-505 Submarine was moved to its new home and more!; See all Videos

Hatching out of an egg is hard work! See two chicks hatch in this time-lapse video.

Over several days, the team guided the U-505 submarine 1,000 feet to its new home.

Activities: These activities are fun to do, and you'll learn a little about science, too!; See all Activities

Help Twitch do his late-night work in the Museum workshop by creating simple machines.

Magnets and electricity work together to make an electric motor.

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The author discusses his book "The Panic Virus" and the media's responsibility in relaying scientific news.

Online Activity
What Goes Around

Create a traveling circulatory system to learn how blood flow and nutrient exchange happens.
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Online Activity
Three Colors of Light

See what happens when you mix together the three primary colors of light.
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Simple Machines

Help Twitch do his late-night work in the Museum workshop by creating simple machines.
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Opened in 1933, the oldest science Museum of its kind in the Western Hemisphere attracts approximately 2 million visitors per year.