Physics Club

Lock Haven University, Lock Haven PA 17745

Demos at Robb Elementary School - Spring 2004

Nicole Lavallee, John Reid and Jim Wheeler.
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Principal Jan Strock and our audience.

Jim does the "egg drop" demo.

John wiggles a spring to show resonance.

John places a tunning fork near his mouth to make funny sounds resulting from resonance.

Jim amazes the kids by turning a garden hose and funnel into a musical instrument.
Jim shoots a ping pong ball across the room with a vacuum gun.
Jim does the famous table cloth trick.
John shows how to find the center of mass of any object.

Nicole stacks a bunch of boards. It looks odd, but she does it by keeping the center of mass over the table.

Jim launches a bottle rocket across the room.

Nicole demonstrates Bernouli's Principle by holding up a ping pong ball with a hair dryer.

Nicole demonstrates Bernouli's Principle by holding up a ping pong ball with a hair dryer.
John wiggles some pieces of metal showing resonance.
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