May 2015 – Little Shop of Physics

Flash Science: Water Hammer

Using the power of air pressure to blow out the bottom of a bottle.

Flash Science: Hydrogen Bubbles

Passing a current through water makes hydrogen and oxygen gas, which fill a bubble that can be ignited.

Following final exams, the Little Shop of Physics (LSOP) Crew headed north for our last school visits of the 2014-15 Tour! We travelled to two different schools on the Fort Berthold Reservation in North Dakota, which is home to the Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nations, known as the Three Affiliated Tribes.

Get Your Science On: Writing With Light

Heather shows us a cool experiment you can make with glow-in-the-dark paper and different color LED lights.

Flash Science: Burning Bubbles

Propane bubbles can be held—and ignited—in the hand.

In the Teaching Labs at CSU

Over the week of May 11, The Little Shop of Physics saw over 500 kids from 8 different schools in the Physics Teaching Labs at Colorado State University.