Show Me Some Science: Pumpkin Drop
The LSOP crew had some leftover pumpkins from Halloween 2024, and we wondered if they could survive a drop off of the 3rd floor. Free Fallin' As the pumpkin falls, it speeds up; in physics, we say that the gravitational potential energy is converted in to kinetic energy. When the pumpkin hits the ground, the [...]
Amplify Show Me Some Science: Up in the Air
Here on Earth where Amplify is located, gravity pulls objects down towards the ground. This month, we explore how to keep the objects up in the air. There are a couple of different physics-related phenomena going on here: Buoyancy When the black bag is placed in the sun, air expands and a buoyant force makes [...]
Show Me Some Science: Fog Ring Launchers
These fog ring launchers are drum-shaped with a circular hole on one end. Air is forced out through the hole and travels in a vortex, a spinning doughnut of air. It’s like a little tornado that has wrapped around in a circle. Air in a vortex travels a surprisingly long distance in a straight line. [...]
Show Me Some Science! Drum Crush
A 55 gallon drum is filled with water on the 3rd floor balcony. A hose siphons water to the ground 10 meters (30 feet) below. What happens next will blow your mind! As the water falls down to the ground the pressure decreases, but the hose on the bottom is open to the air and [...]
Show Me Some Science! What Is An Electrical Substation
Every wonder what an electrical power substation is? Brenna, in collaboration with LSOP and 4-H, asks Brent Sydow, the Operations Manager of United Power.
CenturyLink TackleSTEM: Pixels and Data
Check out our first video from our partnership with CenturyLink and the Denver Broncos Tackle STEM. This video is about pixels and data, but with a LSOP twist!
Show Me Some Science! Ferromagnetic Failure
Canadian coins are made of steel, and are attracted to magnets. That is until we break their magnetism!
Show Me Some Science! Beachball Under Pressure
A small hose is filled with a bucket of water, and attached to a beachball, which is lowered off of the 3rd floor balcony. Water continues to fill the ball, leading to explosive results.
Show Me Some Science! Can Crush
Watch the Little Shop of Physics Crew use pressure from gravity to crush a metal can!
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