Museum of Science and Industry

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!

Videos: Watch baby animals being born, see how the U-505 Submarine was moved to its new home and more!; See all Videos

Hatching out of an egg is hard work! See two chicks hatch in this time-lapse video.

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!; See all Activities

Use chromatography to separate the pigments in leaves and see what they're made of.

See what happens when air is heated as you build and fly a huge hot-air balloon.

Download or listen to the Museum's official podcast.
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Meet Ryan Genz and Francesca Rosella, a.k.a. CuteCircuit, tech designers featured in Fast Forward.

Online Activity
See the Colors in Leaves

Use chromatography to separate the pigments in leaves and see what they're made of.
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Online Activity
Fly a Hot-Air Balloon

See what happens when air is heated as you build and fly a huge hot-air balloon.
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Online Activity
Build an Electric Motor

Magnets and electricity work together to make an electric motor.
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Opened in 1933, the oldest science Museum of its kind in the Western Hemisphere attracts approximately 2 million visitors per year.