Foothill College show makes for fascinating physics
Foothill College physics instructors Frank Cascarano and David Marasco are gearing up to create fire using mirrors drop eggs without current blow smoke from their mouths lie on beds of nails and break concrete blocks perched on a board balanced on their stomach It s all part of The Physics Show which they ll be performing Dec - and Jan - and at Smithwick Theatre on the Foothill campus in Los Altos Hills Related Articles Trump administration science assault slams major Bay Area economic engine threatens amazing innovations Share the Spirit Unlocking higher teaching for low-income first-generation tutors and students Cal State faculty criticize presidents hefty pay boost amid layoffs budget shortfall Trump administration to investigate UC Berkeley over Turning Point USA event Shutdown proves how much Department of Instruction is needed experts say Sales of the tickets will be used to fund performances for students at Title I schools The shows are part of the college s family outreach efforts to low-income underserved and underrepresented elementary and middle school students in the physics STEAM fields They include a tour of campus a free t-shirt and various physics games and programs The Physics Show has served nearly a quarter of a million attendees since its founding in Physics tries to explain the world we live in Cascarano informed the young members of one audience who were keen to try his magician-like maneuver that involved yanking away a tablecloth without toppling a plate glass and candle perched atop it Cascarano says the show is a nice way to give back to the neighborhood It instills that fascination about sciences one that they would ordinarily never get the chance to learn It s what we want for students to be curious and to wonder about physics things For showtimes and tickets visit https www thephysicsshow com
