The Wonders of Physics
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Have you ever . . .

. . . had your hair stand on end?
Spinning
Van de Graaf Hair
. . . spun like an ice skater?

. . . seen a banana drive a nail?
Banana
Balloon exploding

. . . "blown up" a balloon?

Welcome to the traveling portion of the Wonders of Physics program at the University of Wisconsin - Madison. You'll find out that although physics is "rocket science," it isn't that hard to understand, and can be really, really, cool!!! In fact, physics can be fun! Where else could you actually see someone "blow up" a balloon, or fill a room with a real cloud?

Check out our "Just for Kids" page for experiments you can try at home!

The Wonders of Physics Traveling Show is just the Wonders of Physics program "taken on the road." And if you don't know what we're talking about, here is a very brief history.

Download a Flyer describing the Wonders of Physics Traveling Show (.pdf format, 1.4 MB).

Wonders of Physics In the News


A typical presentation covers the six areas of classical physics:


Motion
Electricity
Heat Sound
Magnetism Light
Grand Finale


Our major sponsor is the Office of Fusion Energy Sciences,


of the US Dept. of Energy Seal

United States Department of Energy


Wonders of Physics
University of Wisconsin
1150 University Ave
Madison, WI 53706

(608) 262-2927
(608) 262-7205 fax
wonders@physics.wisc.edu


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This page updated on October 10, 2006