98 Flying Circus of Physics

Headquarters Tent

The main information center and the "take off point" for all tours. The Headquarters Tent is the best place to start your physics fun!

Planetarium Show: "Albert Einstein"

This show is held in the Pat Thomas Planetarium in the Richards Building. Come and see a new interesting show about Albert Einstein. Free reserved seating is available at the planetarium entrance.

Multimedia Presentations and Film Shows

Special twenty minute talks (with demonstrations) will be presented in the Room 101 Theater, Richards Building. These talks were chosen for widespread public interest and designed to be entertaining as well as informative.
The title and times of these talks are:

The Chemical "Medicine" Show
11:30 a.m. & 1:30 p.m
Einstein and the World Year of Physics
3:30 p.m
Images from Space - Hubble Space Telescope
4:30 p.m
Physics of Sports
12:30 p.m & 2:30 p.m

In addition, selected science films will be shown between presentations.
The title and times of these shows are:

The Universe
10:00 a.m. & 2:00 p.m. Einstein
10:30 am, 11:00 am, 5:00 pm & 5:30 pm Roller Casters
10:30 a.m. & 12:00 pm & 1:00 p.m. Elegant Universe
3:00 p.m. & 4:00 p.m.

Physics Paper Airplane Contest

Experience the physics of flight!
Look for the paper-folding table near the Headquarters Tent.

Hands-On Experiments and Demonstrations

Exciting hands-on experiments and demonstrations are available all day in the rooms of the Richards Building:

Mechanics Modern Physics Electricity and Magnetism

Room 110 Room 112 Room 105

Sound and Waves Exploration Room Lasers and Light

Room 114 Room 107 Room 109

Tours of Research Facilities
Guided tours around the Physics Department research facilities will be available all day on a regular basis. The "take off point" for all tours will be the Headquarters Tent.
Condensed Matter Physics Group This research group, which includes the Center for Materials Research and Technology (MARTECH), is active in a number of areas such as high Tc superconductivity, metal clusters, surface physics and liquid crystals.	The Superconducting LINAC Laboratory The Superconducting Linear Accelerator Facility is used to perform fore-front research studying the behavior and response of the atomic nucleus to many varied and extreme conditions. See how we can make nuclei spin at a rate of two hundred, million, million, million revolutions per second!
School of Computational Science See the amazing PowerWall computer display	Physics on the Internet Explore fun hands-on virtual physics experiments on the computers upstairs in Room 211 of the Richards Building (UPL)
LEGO mechanics Explore mechanics and other areas of physics in the colorful world of LEGO.	Space Warper Explore the Coriolis force while riding the Space Warper. The Coriolis force is responsible for rotation of hurricanes and other weather systems.
Looking for Sunspots The Tallahassee Astronomical Society will set up the H-Alpha Solar telescope and other specially-filtered telescopes in the courtyard for detailed observation of the Sun.

Headquarters Tent
	The main information center and the "take off point" for all tours. The Headquarters Tent is the best place to start your physics fun!

Planetarium Show: "Albert Einstein"
	This show is held in the Pat Thomas Planetarium in the Richards Building. Come and see a new interesting show about Albert Einstein. Free reserved seating is available at the planetarium entrance.