1. Foucault Pendulum
Look for: W.M. Keck Foundation Central Rotunda
This experiment reveals a motion we usually cannot feel. What motion of Earth is the pendulum designed to demonstrate?
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Griffith Observatory exhibit hunt
Follow six exhibit clues, record your discoveries, and sketch something that makes you curious.
Families and curious explorers ages 8+ · Suggested exploring time: 45 minutes
Two low-ink pages. The PDF uses US Letter; choose “Fit to page” for A4. Questions are Stella learning activities, and do not include museum admission or a show.
STELLA / EXHIBIT EXPLORER
Griffith Observatory
Follow six exhibit clues, record your discoveries, and sketch something that makes you curious.
Name: Visit date:
Bring a pencil. Write, sketch or work with someone who can record your ideas. Explore in any order using exhibit labels and clues. No planetarium show or telescope session is needed. If a stop is closed or hard to find, mark it and try another. Follow staff directions. Check current visitor access and temporary closures before traveling. This independent Stella activity does not include admission. Ages and exploring time are suggestions.
2. Elements
Look for: Ahmanson Hall of the Sky
Find hydrogen in the Elements display. What is its atomic number?
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3. Moon Phases
Look for: Ahmanson Hall of the Sky
Read about the Moon's phase cycle. About how many days pass from one New Moon to the next?
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STELLA / EXHIBIT EXPLORER
Griffith Observatory
Follow six exhibit clues, record your discoveries, and sketch something that makes you curious.
Continue exploring. You may visit the stops in any order.
4. Camera Obscura
Look for: Wilder Hall of the Eye
Read how the Camera Obscura works. Where does the scene projected onto its table come from?
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5. Our Moon
Look for: Edge of Space mezzanine
Track down the Moon-rock story. Which Apollo mission collected the rock nicknamed Big Bertha?
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6. The Big Picture
Look for: Gunther Depths of Space; related labels on the Edge of Space mezzanine
Use The Big Picture's exhibit descriptions. How do stars look different from distant galaxies in this image?
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