Now that I'm done volunteering at the Exploratorium, I am very much looking forward to sleeping in since I was waking up super early to arrive at work by 8:30 am. To get to the museum, I had to bike ten... Continue Reading →
There once was a group of Explainers Who might or might not have been sane(r) Teaching science to kids Their hair all a-frizz Their excitement couldn't have been plainer These Explainers, they welcomed me in With a chuckle and a... Continue Reading →
The Exploratorium has a Tinkering Studio which allows visitors to play and think with their hands, more so than the rest of the museum because people can actually build their own machine. One of the activities involves creating a Rube... Continue Reading →
Every morning before the Exploratorium opens, the Explainers attend an hour-long informal training led by one of the scientists at the museum to teach us about a new exhibit or delve more deeply into an existing one. Today's training was... Continue Reading →
I am super excited to report that I got a job teaching for a start-up called Wizbots, which organizes after-school robotics workshops throughout the Bay Area. Wizbots provides Imagineering programs for kids, combining robots with lower tech arts and crafts... Continue Reading →
One of the demonstrations at the Exploratorium is called "Where Do You Sit?", and it's basically just a philosophical question where visitors can sit around a table at "Yes", "No", or "Maybe" and then talk about their opinions. For example, some questions... Continue Reading →
Margaux Rhymes with Fargo 