Colorado State University

CNS Little Shop of Physics with B2Gold in Namibia, January 2020

In January, 2020, the CNS Little Shop of Physics team—funded by, and in partnership with B2Gold Namibia—took 1000 pounds of equipment to the south of Namibia for an 8-day workshop with 35 teachers. It was great to work with fellow educators on such fun activities! We will be back. CNS Little Shop of Physics with [...]

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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!

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LSOP in Action: El Centro’s Math Science Tech Day

Check out LSOP’s participation in CSU’s for Math-Science-Tech (MST) Day, a fun-filled day with interactive STEM content (like the Little Shop of Physics!), admissions information, CSU student mentoring, and cultural programming. This even is sponsored by El Centro and has a focus on traditionally underserved and Latinx populations.

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LSOP in Action: CSU Homecoming Parade 2018

The Little Shop of Physics represented the College of Natural Sciences in the 2018 Colorado State University Homecoming Parade!

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LSOP in Action: Super Science Saturday 2018

Super Science Saturday is an annual free public event at the UCAR Mesa Lab in Boulder. We are excited to take part in it and spend a Saturday doing science science with some awesome kids (and adults)!

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LSOP in Action: AISES Pow Wow

The Little Shop of Physics has been part of the annual AISES (American Indian Science and Engineering Society) pow wow for a decade, and it’s one of the highlights of our year. We are honored to be asked to take part, and pleased to be able to provide an interactive science exploration component for the families and children taking part in the powwow. It’s a good chance for us to partner with our colleagues in the Native American Cultural Center, a wonderful opportunity to support this amazing event, and it provides a chance for the kids taking part in the powwow to get up, get moving, and do a bit of science exploration.

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LSOP in Action: Ram Welcome 2018

Check out Little Shop of Physics in Action at the Ram Welcome Street Fair as we welcome new freshmen to CSU!

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LSOP in Action: New West Fest 2018

The Little Shop of Physics kicked off the tour with our annual tradition of setting up some of our favorite hands-on science experiments at the Kids Music Adventure, part of Bohemian Nights at New West Fest.

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LSOP In Action: A Day in the Life of an Intern

Check out this video by Beau Rainey about the life of Little Shop of Physics interns.

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LSOP in Action: Open House 2018

The 28th Annual Little Shop of Physics Open House will take place on Saturday, February 23, 2019, 10am to 4pm, at the Colorado State University Lory Student Center. This week we look back at last year’s Open House.

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