Science Tricks!
How can you pick up a coin out of water with your bare fingers without getting wet? How can you create a bowl a fluid that is neither a pure solid nor a pure liquid, but rather a combination of the two? Using basic household items -- cornstarch, water, kitchen pans, candles and coins -- undergraduate science students from Virginia Tech’s Da Vinci and Curie Living Learning Communities will present two simple, tactile experiments to answer these questions. A sticky, gooey, and fun way to learn!
Curie and Da Vinci Living Learning Communities
Curie and Da Vinci are part of Virginia Tech's inVenTs living-learning community, a combination of four STEM residential communities in Lee Hall. Curie and Da Vinci students study physical, quantitative, biological and life sciences. See http://inventscommunity.org for more details!
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Exploring Simple Circuits
Electricity is an important part of our lives that allows us
to talk on the phone, play computer games, and even keep warm. The purpose of
this project is to demonstrate how a basic electrical circuit works. Participants will have the opportunity to
create their own simple circuits using household materials. At the end of the
activity, participants will be able to take their circuit’s home. And since we
are the Neuroscience Club, we will relate electrical circuits to biological
ones!
Neuroscience Club at Virginia Tech
The Neuroscience Club at Virginia Tech a student-led academic
organization that allows students to explore the interdisciplinary field of
Neuroscience. We invite guest speakers from different fields to teach at club
meetings as well as organize outreach programs to engage the Blacksburg
community in this exciting and growing field.
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