Use the motion of a super-sized pendulum to create out-of-this-world artwork that you can take home! 

(Note: Painting Pendulum is a facilitator-led experience and is most often open on weekends.)

Create with recycled materials, explore magnets and robots, and dream up new inventions. 

(Note: The Tinkering Studio is a facilitator-led experience and is most often open on weekends.)

Invent and test your own hovering airship using paper and wind!

Send paper airplanes skyward and test out plane designs.

Create the ultimate marble maze using our giant peg-board wall and intricate materials.

Whether its LEGOs, dominoes, or wooden Kiva blocks, there's something that everyone can build with; the only limit is your imagination!

Specifically designed for our youngest visitors, Pacific Crest Cove is a gentle play area that invites you to build with soft blue blocks, explore a castle, and partake in sensory experiences.

Did you know ScienceWorks has its very own genuine NASA control console? Now you do - and you can play with it!

Check out different installations and experiements from NASA, the Smithsonian, and our very own workshop to learn about space exploration.

See life-sized Pterodactyl and Pteranodon fossil replicas, interact with flying games, and learn about the fascinating world of Pterosaurs.

How fast can you spin? How high can you jump? How fast can you react? 

Answer these questions and more!

Try out archeology for a day and dig for fossils in our Atrium.

View installations from local artists and create some art of your own!

Play with light and darkness in our creepy cave of wonders.

Sometimes your mind can play tricks on you! Try out dozens of optical illusions.

This kinesthetic exhibit explores how simple machines make physical activities easier. Pull your chair all the way to the top!

Have you ever wondered what it's like to fly a plane? Try it out with our fully immersive mini flight simulator exhibit. Take off, land, and experience the thrill of flight.

Write a poem, look under a microscope, touch a fossil, or find a bug - these are just a few of the things you can do at the Exploration Station, depending on the month's theme. 

(Note: Exploration Station is a facilitator-led experience and is most often open on weekends.)