See photos from last year's Open House here!
| Saturday
morning's sunrise bloomed with the energy and promise of the day's
event: the 19th Annual Little Shop of Physics Open House! This year, over 6500 people filled the Lory Student Center exuding the same energy and anticipation as that sunrise . . .  Families, students and scientists came from near and far! |
 Sarah and a young scientist experiment with gravity and center of mass! |
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The dark side
The light side |
The highlight of the day is always the almost 300 hands on science projects!
Forrest and a young scientist experiment with the infrared goggles and different types of light bulbs. |
Throughout the day, scientists of all ages watched and participated in seven interactive presentations: Put a Spin on It, The Million Volt Tesla Coil, Liquid Nitrogen Ice Cream, Air in Motion, Under Pressure, The Rainbow and Beyond, Sounds like Science!  Brian Jones leads a room full of people in an experiment about electric potential with the Million Volt Tesla Coil! |
Adam and Sheila cover the room in toilet paper showing the power of Air in Motion
Rachel, Melissa, Nisse, Connie, and Isaac lift two young scientists off the ground with air pressure! |
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This year thousands of guests joined CMMAP scientists to "Put a Spin on the Weather."
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Making a pet tornado in a jar
Building some very tasty ice cores |
 Two young guests experience what it feels like to be on the green screen with Matt from PSD Channel 10 |  Creating a cloud inspired masterpiece! |
 Thanks everyone for joining the Little Shop of Physics and helping us Put a Spin on It in 2010! | Where will our fearless leader take us next year?  Well, next year . . . It's About Time . . . |
| If
you missed it, don't worry. We'll be back next year! It's always the
last Saturday in February. Join us! See all the photos from the event here! |
Little Shop of Physics 20th Annual Open House February 26, 2011 Lory Student Center Colorado State University |
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