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!
- Games and Apps
- Experience science hands-on with our web and mobile-based apps.
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Games
- Simple Machines
- Help Twitch do his late-night work in the Museum workshop by creating simple machines.
Games
- Would You Eat That?
- Do you know what's in the food you eat? Try naming the ingredients in these popular items.
- Videos
- Watch baby animals being born, see how the U-505 Submarine was moved to its new home and more!
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Video
- Baby Chicks Hatching
- Hatching out of an egg is hard work! See two chicks hatch in this time-lapse video.
Video
- Moving the U-505 Submarine
- 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!
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How To
- See the Colors in Leaves
- Use chromatography to separate the pigments in leaves and see what they're made of.
Podcast
Download or listen to the Museum's official podcast.
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- MSI Podcast # 14: Seth Mnookin
- The author discusses his book "The Panic Virus" and the media's responsibility in relaying scientific news.
New Online Activities
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Code Fred: Survival Mode
Use the systems of the human body to help Fred survive a very bad night!
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Would You Eat That?
Do you know what's in the food you eat? Try naming the ingredients in these popular items.
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Simple Machines
Help Twitch do his late-night work in the Museum workshop by creating simple machines.
about the museum
Opened in 1933, the oldest science Museum of its kind in the Western Hemisphere attracts approximately 2 million visitors per year.