Monthly Archives: May 2010
31May/10No comments
How we play with marbles. Observing and learning from visitors….
Posted by Sebastian
A marble machine can be anything from a marble rolling on a few pieces of wood attached to a wall to the most complex contraption including marble jumps, wheels, gates, and motors. Whether it’s a complex machine or a simple … Continue reading
27May/10No comments
One of many reasons….
Posted by Karen
Just one of many reasons we love Evil Mad Scientists — Edible Googly Eyes!
Tagged as: craft, evil mad scientists, googly eyes, invent, lenore, reuse, windell
26May/103 comments
Marble Machine Material Amounts
Posted by Annie
Marble Machines is a really new (and really fun!) experiment on the floor of the museum in the Studio right now. Marble Machines is different from many other exhibits at the museum in that it is mostly constructed from the … Continue reading
26May/10No comments
An Epic Marble Run
Posted by Ryan
Here’s a video of two high school dudes who spent most of their field trip in the museum building an epic contraption on the marble wall. They worked together to solve problems and create new challenges for themselves for over … Continue reading
Tagged as: chain reaction, contraption, epic, field trip, marble machines, mechanism, Video
26May/104 comments
Marble machine wallpaper
Posted by Sebastian
Purin found this fabulous animated gif of a crazy marble machine. Try to pick one of the marbles and follow it as long as you can…
24May/102 comments
Clean up tube update
Posted by Luigi
Here’s proof that the Clean Up Tube quickly installed last week works! It seems to me that, in addition to actually helping us clean the space, it is also a great way of involving younger kids who might not have … Continue reading
21May/101 comment
The Exploratorium @ Maker Faire again this year.
Posted by Karen
Join us at Maker Faire on May 22 and 23 down in San Mateo! Scientists, artists, and tinkerers of every stripe will lead activities, share exhibits, and show their work throughout the day. Stop by our booth to experiment with … Continue reading
21May/101 comment
The Exploratorium @ Maker Faire again this year.
Posted by Karen
Join us at Maker Faire on May 22 and 23 down in San Mateo! Scientists, artists, and tinkerers of every stripe will lead activities, share exhibits, and show their work throughout the day. Stop by our booth to experiment with … Continue reading
20May/10No comments
Young Makers program mentioned in the San Francisco Examiner
Posted by Karen
With Maker Faire just two days away, the excitement is growing. The San Francisco Examiner ran this article about the Young Makers Program. Teens bring ingenuity to annual Maker Faire | San Francisco Examiner. It’s been a unique opportunity, co-hosting … Continue reading
18May/101 comment
Prototyping and iteration
Posted by Luigi
The video above shows one of the ways in which we tend to move from an initial idea, an inspiration, to something more concrete, something that works as we intend to. A few days ago, Walter told me: “Today, I … Continue reading
