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Lively physics fest coming to ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍø April 21

April 18, 2007
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The ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍø department of physics and Society of Physics Students will present a science demonstration show complete with interactive exhibits, hovercraft rides and candy shot from a cannon on Saturday, April 21 in Room 140 of the ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍø Physical Science Building.A physics demonstration by professor Steve Shropshire

    The demonstration show, titled “Electrophying Physics,â€� will be from 5 to 6:30 p.m. and is free of charge and open to the public. It will feature the “Van deGraaf Hair Raiser,â€� “Faraday Can Crusher,â€� “Boiling Green Water Suckerâ€� and other presentations.

    Those arriving at the Physical Science Building Foyer from 4 to 5 p.m. can take a ride on a hovercraft and participate in interactive demonstrations. There will be a candy scramble on the ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍø Quadrangle just south of the Physical Science Building, which is located on the southwest corner of the Carter Street-Eighth Avenue intersection on the ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍø campus.

    A small cannon with 60-foot range that has been used in past demo shows and at the Bannock County Fair will deliver the candy.

    â€œElectrophying Physicsâ€� and other science demonstration shows are presented at local kindergarten-12th grade schools upon invitation at no charge. Call physics professor Steve Shropshire, PhD, at 282-2212 for additional information.


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