The Jan 2024 theme is 3D Printing. Students will learn how a 3D printer works, learn about Slicer Software, and design objects on a computer to learn about 3D design software. It will be a great class, even if the kids do NOT get to print their designs.. (Sorry, only one printer on site, so […]
The December 2023 theme is How Big is the Solar System?. How much space does the Solar System really take up? We will be doing fun hands-on size comparisons of planets, the sun, and the distance between them. We will be talking about what IS a planet, a dwarf planet, and other objects out in […]
The November 2023 theme is Meteors, Comets, Asteroids and Craters. Falling Stars? Asteroids? Meteors? What are they, and what is the difference? These are the questions that we will be discussing in November at the Build-A-Brain Workshop. We will be viewing videos of meteor explosions, pictures of meteor craters, doing experiments making craters, and finishing […]
The August 2023 theme is What a Bright Idea. We will experiment with light and LASERs. We will learn about mixing colors of light, what IS light, and how to change light. We will be experimenting with polarized light, additive and subtractive light, and MORE. All the students will get to help set up a […]
The July 2023 theme is Power of Air. We will be demonstrating the power of HIGH PRESSURE, the power of a VACUUM, and how air pressure affects solid objects. We will make sand into a liquid, make a "Rice Crispy Fountain," and students will get to build an “Air Cannon.” It will be lots of […]
The June 2023 theme is Shocking Magnetism, a study of magnetic fields, the creation and flow of electricity, and why electricity does what it does. Come see Professor Darin as he runs electrons through kids to light up a bulb, finds iron in different things, and finds what things are magnetic and what are anti-magnetic. […]
The May 2023 theme is Spinning Spaceships. We will be discussing ways to turn a craft in motion, and how to get a satellite to aim in the right direction. We will get some hands on time with Gyroscopes, learn about Hyperbolic reactions, and more. Identical classes on May 2, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, […]
The April 2023 theme is Roaring Rockets. We will be discussing some of the math and physics behind launching a rocket including thrust and fuels. The students will get to build and launch their own air rocket, and do some hands on experimentation with rocket nozzles, fuel types, and what effect they have on rocket […]
The March 2023 theme is Mechanical Advantage - A Study of Pulleys, Gears, and Levers. Building the Pyramids, skyscrapers, or simply pulling a car out of a ditch, we use simple tools called Pulleys, Gears, and Levers. This month we will discuss how and why they work, and then do some hands on experiments applying […]
The February 2023 theme is Visual Sound. This month we will be studying sound waves, and multiple ways which we can view what we can hear. From standing wave tubes and Chlandi Plates, to strings and Oobleck. We will discuss sound in air, in solids, in water, and in vacuum. There will be lots of […]
