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April 27, 2024 "ZAP! Electricity & Magnetism" Prof. Alysia Marino

CU Physics Professor Alysia Marino reveals the magic of electric charges and magnets. How does electrical attraction/repulsion work? What is going on inside an electric circuit? How does a power plant generate electricity? Come and see for yourself! The atmosphere will certainly be “ELECTRIC”!

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March 16, 2024 "PLASTICS!" Prof. Wei Zhang

“CU Chemistry Professor Wei Zhang and his team consisting of chemistry, mechanical engineering and industry (RockyTech) collaborators will present an all new show that highlights the past, present and future of plastics. During this show students will learn more about pros and cons of plastics in our daily life, as...

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February 24, 2024 "Batteries! REDOX, REUSE, Recharge!" Prof. Susan Henrickson

Professor Susan Henrickson presents: "REDOX, Reuse, Recharge: Batteries!" Saturday, February 24, 2024 9:30-10:30 a.m. Cristol Chemistry Room 140 “Batteries are just about everywhere these days but do you know how they work? Did you know you can run a clock with orange juice? Or make a calculator battery from pennies,...

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January 27, 2024 "Much Ado About Absolute Zero!" Prof. Paul Beale

The next free Wizards show is coming up in January 2024, when CU Physics Professor Paul Beale presents a program that family audiences absolutely love! CU Professor of Physics, award winning teacher and CU Wizard for over two decades, Paul Beale, explains heat and temperature, from billions of degrees during...

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December 2, 2023 "Seeing the Visible and the Invisible!" Gwen Eccles, Profs. Eleanor Hodby and Steven Pollock

What is color? How do we see in color? Do all people (and our pets!) see color in the same way? What are invisible colors and what do we use them for? Join CU Wizards Gwen Eccles, along with Profs. Eleanor Hodby and Steven Pollock, as they dive into the...

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November 18, 2023 "There's Something in the Air!" Prof. Steven Brown

CU Professor Steven Brown travels the world to study the amazing, invisible, ethereal stuff that blankets our amazing planet and makes life on Earth possible. Have you wondered...Why is the Sky Blue!? Why are sunrises orange? What is air made of exactly? Did you know the Earth wears sunglasses!? And...

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October 28, 2023 "Colors of Chemistry!" Christopher Marelli

This show will be feature favorite, select demonstrations curated and presented by the University of Colorado's Director of Undergraduate Chemistry Laboratories, Christopher Marelli. Colorful, lively demonstrations will inspire and pique the curiosity of young science and nature enthusiasts. What does Chemistry have to do with colors? What do atoms do...

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September 23, 2023 "BOOM! The Physics of Sound & Music" Prof. Michael Dubson

Award winning educator and Physics Professor Michael Dubson demonstrates and describes in humorous, entertaining ways all about sound and music. Students gain an appreciation of how beautiful classical melodies can played on sawblades, the secret of making creepy music that accompanies our favorite sci-fi films and how to crack a...

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June 24, 2023 "Plastic!" Prof. Wei Zhang

CU Chemistry Professor Wei Zhang and his team consisting of chemistry, mechanical engineering and industry (RockyTech) collaborators will present an all new show that highlights the past, present and future of plastics. During this show students will learn more about pros and cons of plastics in our daily life, as...

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April 15, 2023 "The Physics of Sports!" Prof. John Bohn

It might seem like our favorite athletes defy the laws of physics, but this is not so - they work with physics, just as we all do. Come and learn about how motion, energy, and balance contribute to the things we all do in sports. We will have lots of...

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