Keep up to date with the Little Shop of Physics! What have we been up to recently? Events big and small, check it out here!
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.
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 [...]
LSOP in Action: Tavelli Elementary School
Check out this video which highlights our awesome program at Tavelli Elementary School from April 2024!
LSOP in Action: Powwow 2023
The Little Shop of Physics has been part of the annual AISES (American Indian Science and Engineering Society) Powwow 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 [...]
LSOP in Action: Solar Eclipse at CSU Spur, 2023
On October 14, 2023, the Moon passed directly between the Sun and the Earth, an event known as a solar eclipse. The Little Shop of Physics spent the day at CSU Spur sharing this awesome natural phenomenon with the public!
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. [...]
LSOP in Action: Spring Science Extravaganza 2023
On April 23, 2023, the Little Shop of Physics hosted our Spring Science Extravaganza. Thousands of people came out to this free, public science event!
Spring Science Extravaganza: When Bears Fly
The Little Shop of Physics Spring Science Extravaganza is coming up this Saturday, April 22! This free, public event will take place on CSU campus and is for learners of all ages! Check out this preview of our grand finale, When Bears Fly!
Spring Science Extravaganza Grand Finale Practice
The Little Shop of Physics Spring Science Extravaganza is coming up this Saturday, April 22! This free, public event will take place on CSU campus and is for learners of all ages! The other day we tested out some ideas for our grand finale with some very helpful Highland Middle School students. For more information, [...]
LSOP in Action: Halftime Show
On February 2, 2023, LSOP presented an awesome science halftime show for the CSU Women's Basketball game. In attendance were 5,000 local 4th and 5th graders!
LSOP in Action: CSU Spur Hydro Grand Opening
CSU Spur is the Colorado State University education and engagement campus in Denver. On January 6, 2023, we participated in the dedication of the new Hydro Building, featuring all things water.
LSOP in Action: Halftime Show Practice
Look at our interns teaming up with Physics 122 students having a great time preparing to share science with over 5,000 elementary students at the CSU Women's Basketball game this Thursday!
LSOP in Action: Wyoming Indian Middle School
In November 2022, the Little Shop of Physics team visited Wyoming Indian Middle School in Ethete on the Wind River Reservation. We did a hands-on science program with approximately 200 students, and every student received a science-at-home kit full of awesome activities. This visit was made possible by a generous grant from the Halliburton Foundation.
LSOP in Action: Pow Wow
November 5, 2022 The Little Shop of Physics was invited to join the AISES Pow Wow, which culminates a monthlong celebration of Native American Heritage Month. This public event highlights Native American culture, dance, food, and art, and we were excited to share some of our hands-science experiment stations. Over the course of the evening, [...]
LSOP in Action: Shop Days
Spend a day at the Little Shop of Physics crew 2022!
LSOP in Action: CSU Spur October 2022
The Little Shop of Physics will set up at CSU Spur in Denver for the month of October. There will be public events, school visits, and teacher workshops. Check back soon for more details!
LSOP in Action: Testing the Tie Dye
Jump into the fall semester with Little Shop!
LSOP in Action: Tie Dye 2022
Check out the LSOP crew for our annual tie dye event. Our theme this year is "Shaping Science, Sharing Science".
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 [...]
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!
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.
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!
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)!
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.
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!
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.
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.
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.
LSOP in Action: Fort Washakie School 2017
During the first week of October, LSOP visited Fort Washakie School on the Wind River Reservation. All 500 students got to spend 45 minutes exploring our 100+ hands-on science experiments.
Solar Eclipse
On August 21, 2017 a total solar eclipse swept in a thin arc across the country, and a partial eclipse was viewable across almost the entire continental United States. This also happened to be the first day of the 2017-2018 academic year, and students all over Colorado State University took a break from their studies to watch this rare celestial event.
CenturyLink and Denver Broncos Tackle STEM Partnership: Discovery Begins With You
The Little Shop of Physics teamed up with CenturyLink and the Denver Broncos Tackle STEM to bring an awesome hands-on science experience to thousands of Colorado children!
LSOP in Action: Open House 2017 Thank You
On February 25, the Little Shop of Physics held it’s 26th Annual Open House, the biggest one yet! Thanks to all of those who came out to make this event spectacular!
LSOP in Action: 26th Annual Open House
The 26th Annual Open House is Saturday, February 25, 2017 at the Colorado State University Lory Student Center. It’s free and open to the public! Come join the fun!
LSOP in Action: 25 Years…Half a million kids
Little Shop of Physics has been around for 25 years and has shared our unique approach to science with over 500,000 children. A quarter of a century…half a million kids.
LSOP in Action: Our First Namibia Kids’ Camp
In January, Little Shop of Physics and B2Gold ran a series science camps with students in Namibia. Here’s a video capturing some of the fun we had with our first group of students from Otjiwarango.
LSOP in Action: Laurel Parashoot
Check out the LSOP Crew and the College of Natural Sciences Learning Community doing science with a 30-foot parachute!
LSOP in Action: Denver Broncos Boys and Girls Club
The LSOP teamed up with the Denver Broncos and CenturyLink to bring the Traveling Science Experience to the Denver Broncos Boys and Girls Club as part of their Mad Scientist Halloween Party.
LSOP In Action: Giant Water Balloons
Once a month, the Little Shop of Physics Crew teams up with the CSU College of Natural Sciences Learning Community for an event called “Get Your Science On”. In September, we explored giant water balloons. Fun was had by all.
Namibia Teacher Workshop #3
The Little Shop of Physics in partnership with B2Gold is presented a series of workshops for teacher in Namibia in January 2016. Here’s a video that captures the spirit of our 3rd workshop.
LSOP In Action: Laurel Village @ CSU
Little Shop of Physics has been doing monthly events at Laurel Village at CSU. We have partnered with the College of Natural Sciences Learning Community to bring science to CSU students where they live!
