Get Your Science On: Hole In Your Head
Check out Destiny’s unique take on a wormhole infinity mirror. This one uses a welding helmet to make a hole in your head! 2 semi-transparent mirrors (all called one-way or see-through mirrors) 1 welding helmet 1 string of battery-powered fairy lights or holiday lights tape, scissors, and glue
Now You Know: Bursting Balloons
What happens when you pop a balloon filled with air, water, or glass beads and watch it in slow motion? Find out this week on “Now You Know”.
Now You Know: Buoyancy
Many objects float in water due to buoyancy. What happens to the buoyant force when you mix air and water? Watch this video to find out!
Get Your Science On: Passing on the Right
Check out this awesome experiment made from toy cars and a track. No matter where a car starts on this track, it always takes the same amount of time to reach the end!
Get Your Science On: Nifty Nitinol
Check out this nifty experiment: nitinol is a nickel-titanium metal alloy with a remarkable property: shape memory! You can bend a nitinol wire with ease, but when it’s warmed with a hair dryer it regains its original shape!
Get Your Science On: Cam Crusher
Check out this awesome little experiment to crush our beloved mascot, Cam The Ram (or your plush toy of choice). Don’t worry, Cam was fine and bounces right back!
Now You Know: Buoyancy and Free Fall
Welcome to the first video in our new series “Now You Know”! This week, we suspend various objects in the water using springs; some of these objects sink and others float. What will happen if the entire experiment is let fall? Watch the video to find out!
Get Your Science On: Animal Ears
How does the shape of your ears affect how you hear? Brenna and Brian explore Animal Ears: ears shaped like those of a brown long-eared bat and an aye-aye lemur. Hear the world in a brand new way with this simple experiment!
Get Your Science On: Cloud Shapes
This week, Brian and Elizabeth show us how to use a humidifier, inner tube, and a light to make little fog doughnuts.
LSOP in Action: CenturyLink and the Denver Broncos TackleSTEM 2018-2019
CenturyLink and the Denver Broncos Tackle STEM sponsored Little Shop of Physics engagement activities in 2018-2019. These events included 7 school/club and two public events which in total reached 12,000 people. This partnership also sponsored science giveaways for all 20,000 K-12 students that the Little Shop of Physics visited this year!
