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Hands-On Demonstrations

We have over 200 hands-on science demonstrations, with some built over a decade ago by faculty and students.

See just a few of our favorites below.

Astronomy in the daytime? Absolutely! We will watch sun spots if weather permits.
As a current passes through the outer coil, a magnetic field is created and due to the large number of windings of the inner coil, a huge step up in voltage occurs.
See how much power it actually takes to light a bulb!
Generate cool colorful pictures by riding a bike.
Will the car on the shortest track be first at the finish line?
Watch the marvelous motion of soap bubbles large and small in a container with dry ice.
Roll a penny or ball and see how stars and black holes deform space and attract other masses.
If weather permits, there’s always something to see in the sky using a telescope.
Exploring phase transitions with liquid nitrogen which create an explosion of fun.
How does a square-wheeled tricycle ride smoothly? Adjust it’s terrain!
Our Van de Graaff Generator can give you a stylish hairdo with static electricity.
This huge pendulum seems to be rotating on it’s own plane of oscillation, but is it?

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