A Science Odyssey You Try ItD


These interactive activities use the Shockwave plug-in,
but non-interactive versions have also been included. Check 'em out!


Technology at Home

Watch the items in this home appear and change as you move back and forth through the 20th century

Technology at Home
Mountain Maker, Earth Shaker


Mountain Maker, Earth Shaker

Push your mouse around to move continents and change the landscape

Probe the Brain

Map the brain with your trusty electric probe

Probe the Brain
Atom Builder Atom Builder

Build a carbon atom out of quarks and electrons, but watch out for radioactive decay

Human Evolution

Slide through time to see human ancestors and how they may be related

Human Evolution
Radio TransmissionRadio Transmission

See how sound hitches a ride on radio waves to get from a transmitter to your receiver

Doctor over Time

Visit doctors from 1900, 1950, and 1998 to see how each would treat the same illness

Doctor Over Time
DNA WorkshopDNA Workshop

Replicate a strand of DNA and follow the genetic code to create a protein


Bibliography for You Try It features


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