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LSOP in Action: NASTEMI 2024

NASTEMI is a weeklong event hosted by the CSU Native American Cultural Center. This is for high school students from the Denver Metro Area. LSOP teamed up with Cam the Ram to host an afternoon of science exploration for over 40 students.

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 [...]

LSOP In Action: New Shirts 2024

It's time to celebrate...the new LSOP shirts are in! The theme this year is "Science For All"!

LSOP In Action: Care Village 2024

LSOP spent a day doing outreach at the Care Village in Fort Collins. This work was supported by Bohemian Foundation.

LSOP in Action: Oglala Lakota College Workshop 2024

In July 2024, the LSOP of crew presented a teacher workshop at Oglala Lakota College on the Pine Ridge Reservation. LSOP staff and interns worked with approximately 15 teachers on hands-on actives related to electricity. LSOP has conducted programming for Oglala Lakota Nation students and teachers regularly since 2008. This trip and the rest of [...]

LSOP in Action: CSU Day of Giving 2024

Little Shop of Physics represented the College of Natural Sciences in the CSU Day of Giving on August 22, 2024! To celebrate, we made liquid nitrogen ice cream for CSU students on the Eddy Quad. This year, Little Shop of Physics received over $3000 of the $250k+ donated for CSU's Day of Giving. We would [...]

CSU Day of Giving

Little Shop of Physics is excited to represent the College of Natural Sciences in the CSU Day of Giving! Much of our work is powered by generous donations from individuals like you, and we appreciate the support! To celebrate, we will make liquid nitrogen ice cream! Thursday, August 22, 2024 12:30-1:30 p.m. Eddy Lawn, CSU [...]

June 2024 Newsletter

June 2024 Welcome to our June 2024 newsletter. The big news: Open House is back, bigger and better than ever! Also inside, LSOP visits a Texas for the total solar eclipse. Check out the updates on our work to connect with Native communities, visit local schools, and work with CSU Spur. And finally, read about [...]

LSOP in Action: Tavelli Elementary School

Check out this video which highlights our awesome program at Tavelli Elementary School from April 2024!

Everything You Need to Know About Solar Eclipses

Here at Little Shop, we find solar eclipses to be very exciting! In celebration of the upcoming solar eclipse on April 8, 2024, we've put out this video! Segments The above video is 2 minutes and 50 seconds long; it's broken up into 4 segments below. Solar eclipses occur when the Moon passes between the [...]