Eryn Norton, Student Chapter President

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A Christmas Science ShowNSTA Student Chapter
Outreach

• Eryn Norton, Student Chapter President
• Dr. Paul Adams, FHSU Sponsor

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FHSU NSTA Student Chapter

• Western Kansas LEGO Robotics Competition
• IPTV Meetings
• Girls Science and Mathematics Summer Camp
• Science Olympaid

• Space Week 2008 Events
• Observation night
• Science Kits
• GLOBE Projects
• Science Fair
• Attending presenting at state, regional, and
  national NSTA meetings

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Christmas Shows

• 1st year - The Night Before Christmas
• 2nd year - The Polar Express
• 3rd year - How the Grinch Stole Christmas
• 4th year - A Creature Was Stirring
• 5th year - The Polar Express
• 6th year How the Grinch Stole Christmas

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A Shocking Experience

• Why isnt he wearing slippers?
• Static
• What is it?
• Van de Graff Generator

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Whats that in the sky!?

• Magnetic Reindeer!?
• Static Electricity
• The Physics of Christmas

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The Grinchs Heart

• Tie to Biology
• Osmosis of Happiness
• Hands on demonstration

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The Osmosis of Happiness

• Left Potato soaked in H2O
• Middle Soaked in Salt water
• Right Soaked in high concentration salt water

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Down the Chimney

• Age old question How does Santa fit down the
  chimney?
• Two different explanations
• Liquid Nitrogen
• Vacuum

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Hovering on the Edge

• What would happen if he went through the roof?
• How did the train continue without tracks?
• Cushion of Air

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Slip-n-Slide

• FRICTION
• Tablecloth Demo
• Plungers! (They havent been used I promise!)
• We felt it would help explain Newtons First Law
• Fun demonstration for student and teacher
  interaction

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A Feast of Lights

• Shadow Lights
• Color mixing
• A fun way to look at Christmas lights!
• We wondered how the Whos lit their trees for
  Christmas
• How do the elves see Christmas lights?

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Santas GPS

• How does Santa know where you are to check up on
  you?
• GPS
• Triangulation demonstrations using rope

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Noise, Noise, Noise

• Why did he hate the loud sounds?
• Resonance and Frequency

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A Green Grinch

• More Biology!
• He was green in the cartoon and movie
• Hes a Rocket Scientist
• Raised a lot of questions on campus.

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Fast Santa/Grinch

• How did Santa/Grinch go so fast?
• Fun demonstration with some safety precautions!

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Thank You!

• Dr. Seuss for writing How the Grinch Stole
  Christmas
• Carter Goodrich for adapting Clement Clarke
  Moores Classic Poem
• Chris Van Allsburg for writing The Polar
  Express
• Dr. Paul Adams for helping us clean up our
  show.
• The Sternberg Museum of Natural History and local
  businesses for sponsoring and advertising our
  Christmas Show.