Traveling Shows
NEW The Energy Show
What is energy, and how is it used to power everything from power plants to your body? We’ll demonstrate how different kinds of energy can be transformed from one to another including kinetic, thermal, electrical, chemical, potential and stored. We’ll then put them together to form one large energy transfer machine.
Science concepts: transformation of energy, thermodynamics, law of conservation
How to Build a Storm: The Weather Show
Lightning, twisters and hail — oh my! This new show reveals the science of weather … to the extreme. Where does our weather come from, and what factors make it a sunny day or a blustery one? We’ll make a cloud, explore thunder and lightning, and even create snow. We promise a stormy ending to this show as we demonstrate the power of a tornado.
Science concepts: water cycle, thermodynamics, air masses and fronts
The Human Body
Come with us on a wild journey through The Human Body. We’ll discover how nutrients in the food we eat are digested and converted into the energy that keeps us on the move. We’ll learn how our muscles work, and what our blood actually accomplishes as it flows through our veins and arteries. Plus, there will be a special tribute to that duo that protects us from debilitating illness: skin and mucous!
Science concepts: body systems, digestion, circulation, and immune response
Hot and Cold Great first time show!
Turn your students into molecules as we explore the three states of matter. Make balloons shrink, bubbles freeze and a rubber ball shatter by using liquid nitrogen (N2). Students learn the everyday application of N2 in manufacturing, food production and medicine.
Science concepts: states of matter, molecules, temperature
Chemistry
Kaboom! The chemistry show explores everything from everyday chemistry to the chemical “detective” work performed by laboratory scientists. Watch as we use chemistry to turn water into gel, make a foam sculpture (in less than a minute) and explode a hydrogen balloon.
Science concepts: physical/chemical changes, acids and bases, polymers, combustion
Flight Best done indoors with a high ceiling
From Leonardo da Vinci to the space shuttle, explore the exciting history of flight. Investigate the Bernoulli principle, and learn how airplane wings provide lift. Mechanical birds, hot air balloons, gliders and even a rocket launch are used to demonstrate the forces of flight.
Science concepts: air pressure, forces of flight, aviation history
Life in Space Developed in conjunction with NASA
The show begins with a bang as a rocket launches your students into space! Once there, students enter “astronaut training” to explore the challenges of living and working in space. Students become “satellites” to communicate findings back to earth.
Science concepts: gravity, orbit, action-reaction
Motion and Machines Requires a raised platform or stage
Roll, slide and spin! Investigate the basic physics of motion in this interactive show. We’ll use rubber balls, bricks and wooden blocks to introduce Newton’s Laws of Motion. Then witness these laws in action in a lever, pulley, and student-driven hover car.
Science concepts: Newton’s Laws of Motion, simple machines, friction
Electricity Grades 2â8
Best performed in drier weather
Your students’ hair will stand on end as we unravel the mysteries of electricity. Explore static and current electricity. Watch as electricity travels through the air to power fluorescent light bulbs — turning students into a human “circuit”.
Science concepts: static and current electricity, electrons, magnetism
Light and Color Grades Kâ6
Requires an extremely dark room
What is light and where does it come from? We’ll show you and explain its many properties using a laser and a 1000-watt light bulb. Light is bounced, separated into different colors, and recombined to make white light. Ultraviolet light is used to make fluorescent objects (and members of the audience) glow in the dark.
Science concepts: properties of light, light technology, visible spectrum