Physics Discovery
About
Sponsored by the Department of Physics, these hands-on workshops are designed to teach students about the simple laws that govern the physical universe. Guided activities include investigating Newton’s laws of motion, testing effects of temperature on phase changes, making magnetism from electricity, and exploring the optics of mirrors and lenses. Activities are adjusted for age appropriateness for each group visit.
Workshop Stations:
- Mechanics and Motion: How forces cause motion, linear motion vs. rotation, collisions between objects, conservation of energy and momentum.
- Electricity and Magnetism: How charges attract and repel, how moving charges create magnetism, how moving magnets can create electricity.
- Temperature and Phase Changes: Effect of temperature on atomic motion, thermal expansion and contraction, freezing and melting.
- Waves and Optics: Wavelength vs. pitch and color, bending of light by mirrors and lenses, image formation and optical illusions.
Program Details
Audience/Age Group:
1st - 8th Grades
Group Size:
10 - 35 students
(over 35 students will require two registrations)
Timeline:
Fall Semester
Thursday & Fridays
Arrival Time:
9:15 a.m.
Program Time:
9:30 to 11:30 a.m.
Duration:
2 hours
Pricing
Standard K-12 School/Youth Organization
- Base Rate: $140 for up to 10 participants
- + $14 for each additional participant/chaperone
Optional Add-ons
(separate registration required on our field trip page)
+$7 per participant/chaperone to add on exhibits (adds one hour)
+$7 per participant/chaperone to add on a planetarium show (adds one hour)
Title I K-12 Schools - FREE
Title I Status will be verified using the AZ Dept. of Education website.
Optional Add-ons
(separate registration required on our field trip page)
+$6 per participant to add on exhibits (adds one hour)
+$6 per participant to add on a planetarium show (adds one hour)
NOTE: Grant funding covers the cost of the discovery workshop for students and up to five chaperones only. It does not cover optional add-on experiences.
Total participant count should include chaperones (limited to 5). Teachers/staff are free.
For questions, please contact:
Heather Parra, Education & Outreach Manager
520-626-1032