Who We Are

The Little Shop of Physics is a group of science educators and science students. We travel the region with a van full of hands-on experiments that we have shared with over 250,000 students. We don't show students science, we help them do science. Our goal is to teach people that science is something anyone can do.

Our goals are to:

• Find creative ways to share the wonder of science.

• Present a unique hands-on science experience to a diverse range of students.

• Involve undergraduates in significant and meaningful service.

• Share ideas and insights with current and future teachers.

We primarily work with students by visiting schools all over the region. But we also work with teachers through our teacher workshops and the community through our Everyday Science TV show.

Our History

Little Shop has been on the road since about 1991. From a relatively slow start, visiting a few schools a year, presenting 25 experiments thrown into the back of a VW bus, the Little Shop has grown into a very active program. We have a 15 passenger van with the seats out of the back that is stuffed with 100+ experiments that we take to schools ranging from local high schools to elementary schools on native American reservations, from urban Denver middle schools to rural schools on the eastern plains with 100 students in all grades. Each year we see about 20,000 students—not including the 5,000+ folks who attend our yearly Open House.

We couldn't be what we are now without the help of our staff and our partners. We are always in need of any help you can provide.