SMART-Center

(Science, Mathematics, Art, Research, and Technology)

30 22^nd Street

Phone: (304) 277-2966 or (304) 233-4667

Wheeling, West Virginia 26003

Robert E. Strong, Director

Richard Pollack, Director of Energy Projects

Elizabeth A. Strong, Program Coordinator

e-mail: libby@smartcenter.org

In addition to the workshop style programs available at schools, we have also developed a demonstration series with the following topics currently available or a series of demonstrations designed around a topic of your choice may be chosen:

Demos in the Dark- Participate in interactive chemistry and physics demonstrations involving visible light and other forms of energy.

Demos in Flight - The principle of flight including lift, Bernoulli's Principle, etc. will be investigated in an interactive manner.

Demos with Density - Find out how density applies to everyday life with this series of demonstrations including watching a hot air balloon rise.

Forces and Energy -Investigate a variety of forces and energy in this interactive program, including an air cannon!

Laser, Light, and Sound - Watch and listen while light and sound energy are demonstrated with a laser light show and a variety of color and sound demos.

Chemical Reactions - View and participate in a variety of safe and exciting chemical reactions!

Optical Illusions - Can you really believe your eyes? Interact with several different optical illusions that help to answer this question.

Demonstration series programs at a school site cost $300.00 per 2 forty-five programs. Audiences may be housed in gymnasiums, etc. For distances over 50 miles, a travel fee is also charged. Please contact the SMART Center at libby@smartcenter.org at least two weeks in advance to schedule your program.

Programs are correlated to the state science standards and objectives.