Will County Fair

Getting Excited About Science will be making a repeat appearance at Will County Fair Children’s Stage this Saturday August 27 at 4:00 PM.   I love doing outdoor public shows and will have Elephant Toothpaste,  liquid Nitrogen, Human Gyroscope, shooting parachute man, Diet Coke explosion, electro magnet fun, audience participation, music and prizes.  If you are […]

Science History that changed the World at Goat Island

Nicole Tesla proved that AC generators could safely and efficiently tansmit electricity at the Chicago World’s Fair in the Great White City.   Thomas Edison was still fighting him every step of the way.   Because of the sucess in Chicago, Tesla designed generators manufactured by George Westinghouse were installed at Goat Island, Niagara Falls, New York.   […]

Science show at camps

This was a busy summer with outdoor science shows at camps.  Here are a few photos from an Illinois camp with 500 campers sitting on 1 1/2 basketball courts watching Getting Excited About Science.   Getting Excited About Science is often performed outside during the summer months.  This is a very large group, however the show […]

Good Vibrations – The Science of Sound

Here are a few images of the equipment used in this show.  We will be performing 40 shows for the Chicago Public Libraries in the summer 2011.    At the end of the show, we have between 10 – 16 children helping make music.   Lots of fun demonstrations, a few surprises and audience participation create “Good […]

National Education Association

Getting Excited About Science performed on July 3, 2011 for the National Education Association families during their convention in Chicago.  Vice President Joe Biden was there on the same day.