PHYSICS
OPEN HOUSE 2006
SCHEDULE
Flyer
Schedule for printing
Everybody is invited
to check out the wonderful displays of physics
and chemistry demonstration equipment found in rooms 115 and 127
Physics Bldg, and room 207 in Chemistry Bldg. Look at them, touch
them, play with them and marvel at what is
happening!
PHYSICS and CHEMISTRY SHOW at 10:00
AM and 11:30
AM (rm 126 Phys)
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Demonstrations about matter,
light,
sound, motion, fluids and chemical reactions. We will help you answer
question like:
- can you hammer a nail
with a banana?
- how can you sleep on a
bed of nails?
- how can you see sound?
- does light travel in a
straight line?
- have you ever met a thirsty solid?
- how does a firefly glow?
- will the indecisive color changing
solution ever make
up its mind?
Presentations will be done by
undergraduate students in the Physics
Department and graduate students in the Chemistry Department assisted
by several students from Jeff Junior High School. |
PRESENTATIONS at 10:30 AM in
rm 114
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Saturday
Morning Science
Prof. Sam Kiger presents “Explosion
Effects & Blast Resistant Design” |
| HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES (each activity
is 30 minutes long) |
9:30 AM - Making Spectroscopes and Secret
Messages (rm 127 Physics)
Build a Spectroscope to split the
colors of light. Scientists use similar devices to examine the
colors of light emitted by different sources such as the sun and
stars.
10:30 AM
- Baking Soda Volcano (rm
207
Chemistry)
Make a volcan erupt in your kitchen!
11:00 AM
- Color Subtraction Pictures
and Color Wheels (rm 127 Physics)
Make color subtraction pictures and see
how three different colors
of light add to produce all possible colors! (activity limited to
approximately
25 students/children)
11:45 AM
- Making Snow (rm 207
Chemistry)
It is beautiful and warm outside. Do you think
we can make snow?
12:00 PM - Making Spectroscopes and Secret
Messages (rm 127 Physics)
Build a Spectroscope to split the
colors of light. Scientists use similar devices to examine the
colors of light emitted by different sources such as the sun and
stars.
12:30 PM - Making Bouncy Balls and Slime (rm
207 Chemistry)
Let's mix solutions and make a bouncy ball!
Even more, let's make slime and have fun with it!
1:00 PM - Building Kaleidoscopes (rm 127
Physics)
Build kaleidoscopes to
mirror your favorite
colors (activity limited to approximately 25
students/children).
1:30 AM
- M&M Chromatography (rm
207 Chemistry)
What are M&Ms good for besides eating
them? Come and see!
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PHYSICS CIRCUS (DVD) or ASTRONOMY
DOCUMENTARY, rm 120
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| Have you missed our physics
and chemistry show? Take a peek at the one done by University of
Minessota people. Are you interested in
learning more about our solar system and planets? Every hour
starting at 10 AM we will have a 15 minutes documentary running. After
that take our astronomy quiz! |
| Don't forget: |
- to make sure that
you pick up some recipes for trying physics at home!
- to ask about extra
credit for your science
classes!
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Physics Show
Hands-on Activities
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