Palatine, Illinois school saw how simple machines are used in everyday life along with some large scale examples. The show featured a tug of war where 1 girl beat 4 boys, a 6′ Chicago Style Draw bridge, Giant Screw, shot put pendulum, wheels and a rocket car. This is the 6th time I have performed for this school.
I used to own a big and heavy 10″ relfecting telescope that was 4′ long mounted on a heavy EQ mount. I used to love to bring it with me when I visited my parents house outside Cincinnati. On one visit my dad told me he and a neighbor where keeping notes on sunrises and sunsets. Today, January 4 has the latest sunrise of the year. A few years later my mom and dad took an astronomy class design for seniors in Arizona (my dad was 84 at the time). This is his chart.
One part of the Forces in Motion show is using a real, working hovercraft. Here is a link to a video that is on the Getting Excited About Science Facebook page.
Getting Excited About Science provided hands on science stations for students in Chicago, Illinois recently. The students watched a full science school assembly last semester and this semester they got a science workshop full of experiments.
This past weekend Getting Excited About Science was a part of a large festival. We had a great crowd and lots of fun.
September 20 from 1:00 – 4:00 pm at the Glenview Public Library.
Getting Excited About Science show at 2:00 PM.
http://glenview.suntimes.com/2014/09/11/family-friendly-get-curious-science-glenview-library/
Here is an article about my upcoming River Forest Library show.
http://elmwoodpark.suntimes.com/2014/06/26/family-friendly-science-tricks/
Summer of 2014 is very busy with shows. Here is a Chicago Tibune Article
I will be performing 3 science shows in Normal this Friday. This is from the local newspaper.