CU Wizards Shows

Join CU Professor of Physics, award winning teacher and CU Wizards for over twenty years Paul Beale, to learn about heat and temperature, from billions of degrees during the big bang all the way down to absolute zero! We will explore heat, temperature, and entropy using hot, cold, and COOL...

Mysterious blackholes provide inspiration and challenge to the imaginations of poets, artists, writers, and scientists. Join Professor of Astrophysical & Planetary Sciences Andrew Hamilton for a fun Saturday morning show in person and via ZOOOM! to learn more about these elusive wonders. How might “Blackholes!” capture and transport your imagination...

Join CU Wizards for December's show "There's Something in the Air!" a program that's all about the Earth's atmosphere. Professor Brown travels the world to study the amazingly thin, invisible, ethereal stuff that blankets our amazing planet and makes life on Earth possible. Have you wondered...Why is the Sky Blue!?...

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, nails and fruit? Come see the World’s Smallest Electric Train and many more amazing demonstrations of fun things...

Register Here Professor Micheal Dubson's "BOOM! The Physics of Sound and Music!" will both delight and inform kids of all ages! Saturday, October 30, CU Campus in Duane Physics G1B30 from 9:30-10:30 am Link to VIRTUAL ONLINE TOOLKIT - Fun educational extension activities that you can do to learn more...

Aerospace Engineering Professor Brian Argrow, will present "Games of Drones!" This show illuminates unmanned aircraft design. Students will explore concepts related to flight aerodynamics; drag, lift, and thrust by constructing their very own origami paper airplanes. Prof. Argrow and Michael Rhodes will demonstrate to a young audience how drones are...

Professor David Nesbitt presents a live show from his home kitchen! Chemistry learning is especially fun if learned while doing cooking projects at home! This show will feature the chemistry that helps to explain many of Professor Nesbitt's home cooking and cheese making projects. This is a FREE CU Wizards...

Professor Fleshner will build on your new understanding of the immune system and apply it to today’s real world challenges! You will understand more about the virus that causes COVID19 and how our new vaccinations work to keep us from getting sick. Link to COVID-19 mRNA Vaccine Explained

Professor Eric Cornell "S.P.E.E.D!" Saturday, March 13, 2021 9:30-10:30 a.m. Have you been trying awesome science experiments from home this year? Would you like to join Professor Eric Cornell on a Saturday morning to find out more about what he's been trying? There are so many great experiments that you...

Apparate via Zoom into a CU Wizards Saturday morning webinar! CU Wizards Professor Tanja Cuk presents “The Magic of Chemistry!” starring Hydrogen, Oxygen and Water! Come learn about the science that is behind the seemingly magical, lively demonstrations and favorite tricks that make this show especially great treat for kids...