Thank you chaperones for the best experience I have had as a teacher at the Exploratorium. You succeeded in getting the students to think about the science behind the intriguing exhibits. As the photos reveal, students were deep in thought trying to explain the relationship between electricity and magnetism, following wires between batteries and switches, watching currents jump from one conductor to another through mid air, and much more. The afternoon was a ball, too, as students explored the place in a playful and engaged way. Enjoy the pics.

Friends on BART

Should I drink it?

Oh, why not?

How generators work

This is what thinking looks like!

And more!

Human conductors

Puzzling over magnetism

The gyroid play structure

My favorite pic of the day

Cow eye dissection

The effects of different colors on moods