Greatest Show on Earth: Big Top Physics USA Science and Engineering Festival, Washington DC

June 1, 2012

MRSEC center: 
University of Maryland
Author(s) with affiliations: 
Donna Hammer, University of Maryland MRSEC DMR 0520471
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http://mrsec.umd.edu/Education/

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April 27-29, 2012: The University of Maryland MRSEC collaborated with partners to present a fun, science-packed three days at the Convention Center in Washington, DC.

Thousands of visitors engaged in a variety of activities that stimulated their interest in the science of the Big Top. From the force and pressure of a bed of nails to the gyroscopic force of a rotating chair, visitors experienced the physics and materials that make the Big Top come alive.





Visitors learn about gyroscopic forces in a rotating chair Movement of air through a smoke cannon attracts fascinated crowds Children learned about force and pressure with a bed of nails Visitors so excited with the Van de Graaff generators, their hair stood on ends! Visitors learn about gyroscopic forces in a rotating chair

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