Shopcasts and Videos – Little Shop of Physics

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LSOP in Action: Amplify Welcome 2026

What better way to welcome a new class of Rams than with rockets, fog, and a little bit of controlled chaos? Little Shop of Physics was excited to be part of Amplify Welcome, helping welcome the Class of 2030 to Colorado State University. New students stopped by to build and launch their own paper rockets, [...]

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LSOP in Action: Extended Road Trips 2025-2026

Little Shop of Physics Traveling Science Experience was able to visit seven different schools in four different states (South Dakota, Wyoming, New Mexico, and southern Colorado) in the 2025/2026 academic year. We reached over 2,200 pre-K through 12th grade students during these school visits. We also hosted a teacher workshop at Oglala Lakota College in [...]

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Science with a Norwegian Accent

At the 2026 Little Shop of Physics Open House, we were delighted to welcome our friend Magne from the Jærmuseet Science Circus in Norway. Magne brought his show, Science with a Norwegian Accent, to the Open House, combining hands-on science, humor, and a distinctly Norwegian perspective. The presentation had the audience laughing, learning, and thoroughly [...]

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LSOP in Action: Native American Community Academy

As part of our Spring Break outreach tour, the Little Shop of Physics visited the Native American Community Academy (NACA) in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Working alongside students from NACA, Central New Mexico Community College, and College and Career High School, our Colorado State University student interns shared hands-on science experiences designed to spark curiosity and [...]

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LSOP in Action: Spartan Learning Academy

As part of our Spring Break outreach tour, the Little Shop of Physics visited Spartan Learning Academy in Bernalillo, New Mexico, bringing nearly 100 hands-on science activities for students to explore. Led by Colorado State University student interns, the program transformed classrooms into spaces for curiosity and discovery as students investigated physics through interactive experiments. [...]

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AISES Powwow 2025

Last fall, Little Shop of Physics was honored to participate in the annual Powwow hosted by the CSU chapter of AISES. This event brought together students, families, and community members from across the region to celebrate Indigenous culture, community, and education. During the Powwow, the Little Shop of Physics team set up a collection of [...]

How to build a coherer

This is a video on how to make a simple coherer.

LSOP in Action: Fort Washakie School 2025

In October 2025, the Little Shop of Physics crew traveled to Fort Washakie School on the Wind River Reservation in Wyoming. We spent a joyful, high-energy day exploring science alongside incredibly enthusiastic students, filling classrooms with curiosity, laughter, and hands-on discovery. Little Shop of Physics has a longstanding relationship with the Wind River Reservation, and [...]

LSOP in Action: Neutrino Day, 2025

We were thrilled to return to the annual Neutrino Day Festival in Lead, SD, and to share a full day of hands-on science with visitors of all ages! Neutrino Day is a free, public celebration of science hosted each summer by Sanford Underground Research Facility (SURF), featuring demos, talks, tours, and community activities centered around [...]

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LSOP in Action: Oelrichs Public School

The Little Shop of Physics returned to Oelrichs Public School during our Fall 2025 trip to South Dakota, bringing nearly 100 hands-on science experiments to students from Oelrichs as well as neighboring Red Shirt and Porcupine schools. More than 130 students participated in a day filled with exploration, experimentation, and discovery. One of the most [...]