The Try It Studio – Bay Area Discovery Museum

The Try It Studio

Try It Studio

Think, Make, Try® Together

How does a tune change with the move of a peg on a music box? What mathematical challenges emerge from a wall of patterns? Find out in the new Try It Studio where math, design, and engineering are brought to life in fresh and unexpected ways.

Think, Make, Try® with your child in this unique new space!

Think, Make, Try® Together

Now Open! Included with General Admission

How does a tune change with the move of a peg on a music box? What mathematical challenges emerge from a wall of patterns? Find out in the new Try It Studio where math, design, and engineering are brought to life in fresh and unexpected ways.

Think, Make, Try® with your child in this unique new space!

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Build It

Build with blocks against an artful projection and see how digital tools can be used for mindful creation.

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Giant Music Box 

Sequence a melody today to code a computer program tomorrow. Your child will arrange pegs in a larger-than-life music box to produce and alter melodies.

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Puzzle Wall

Persist through challenges and achieve beautiful designs. Your child will use magnetic tangrams to solve puzzles and build spatial reasoning.

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Pattern Wall

Discover masterful arrangements on a giant weaving wall. Your child will use a variety of materials to create and alter patterns, make predictions, and build confidence in math abilities.

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Drawing Arm

Play with mechanical variables and discover artistic consequences. Experiment with levers, buttons and dials that affect the speed and direction of a giant drawing arm. Adjust one variable at a time and observe the effect your child's actions have on their spirograph masterpiece.

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Design Challenge Area

Explore the properties of 2D and 3D shapes through hands-on play.

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Earthquake Testing

Can your building withstand the shakes and tremors of the Earth? Put your tinkering to the test and work together to create a sturdy fort.

Think, Make, Try® Classroom

Right off the Try It Studio, this new classroom will soon host camps, family classes, and Connections, our award-winning STEM-based program for school children.

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Regular Hours

Wednesday - Sunday: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Member Hour: 9 - 10 a.m.
Closed Monday - Tuesday

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