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Hammer a nail into solid wood with a banana? Blow up a balloon... from the outside? Explore how matter changes from solid to liquid to gas with liquid nitrogen. At 320 degrees below zero, it's the coolest stuff around!
Topics: Molecules, Thermal Motion, Heat Transfer, Evaporative Cooling, Air Pressure, Density, Physical Changes.
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Time:
45-60 minutes demonstration.
Audience:
Up to 75 per group
Ages:
4 to Adult
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Project: Ice Cream
Help us bring together fresh cream, milk, flavorings of your choice, and of course, liquid nitrogen to make the freshest homemade ice cream you've ever tasted.
Note: Dietary restrictions can be observed upon request, including Kosher, vegan, Hallal, low sugar or low fat. Please inform us of any allergies.
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Time:
15-30 minutes for the first batch of ice cream. (but only 30 seconds to freeze it!) Subsequent batches take less time.
Audience:
Each batch serves 25
Ages:
2 to Adult
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Spark your students' imaginations with a high-power computer-animated laser show! You're invited for a backstage tour of the science behind laser projection. We'll bring the rock music, lasers, lights, and fog to present an interactive show you'll never forget.
Topics: Persistence of Vision, Inertia (even light has it), Energy Conversion, LASER science
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Time:
45-60 minutes demonstration.
Audience:
Up to 75 per group
Ages:
7 to Adult
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Experience sound as you've never seen, felt, or heard it before. Turn your voice into a giant laser show. Play with unique instruments, including a Laser Harp and a PVC Xylophone, and get tickled with sound with a huggable speaker.
Topics: Waves, pitch, volume, sound in air, harmony, adding waves, filtering waves, human speech.
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Time:
45-60 minutes demonstration.
Audience:
Up to 75 per group
Ages:
3 to 16 (Content varies with age)
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Project:
Even young hands can build a working speaker! They're quite simple really. Turn electricity into vibrations that tickle the ear. We'll even supply plugs that allow students to use their speakers at home.
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Time:
30 minutes
Audience:
25 or as possible with work-space.
Ages:
6 to Adult
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What do Cotton Candy, Spin Art, hoola-hoops, and slingshots have in common? SPINNING! Five simultaneous activities invite guests to explore the science of centrifugal force in tasty and colorful ways.
Five simultaneous stations for a science fair or festival. May be used as an assembly:
Topics: Inertia, Circular Motion, PlanetaryOrbits, Centripetal Force
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Time:
15-20 minutes in a large circle, then 45-90 minutes informal time.
Audience:
Up to 75 per group
Ages:
3 to 14
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