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WHERE THE BEST EXPERIMENTS HAPPEN

Explosions. Vibrations. Excavations. Get up to your elbows in real, live science demonstrations.

 

Chemistry Lab

The first of its kind to offer a comprehensive program of wet chemistry activities to the museum public.

Discovery Lab

Located in Science Playground, this lab stimulates curiosity, excitement, and discovery for kids ages 6 and under.


Vernier Technology Lab

Learn hands-on about robots, computers, communications as well as security and household technologies.
 

Physics Lab

Discover the hair-raising effects of static electricity and view some of the first phonographs ever made.
 

Laser & Holography Lab

Explore laser light show effects, investigate the refraction properties of water, and learn how holograms are created.
 

Watershed Lab

Create your own river, watch salmon develop from eggs to smolts, explore the microscopic world that supports us all, and discover more about the region we call the Pacific Northwest. 
 

Paleo Lab

Staff and volunteers excavate real dinosaur and ancient Oregon fossils from plaster casts in a setting open to the public.
 

Life Science Lab

Visit our live spiders, insects, mammals, reptiles, amphibians and explore at our Young Biologists Table.